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plasmodium vivax, p. malariae, p. falciparum and p. ovale
Describe the following as it relates to Malaria:
Etiologic agent
100
pasterurella pestis, plague bacillus, yersinia pestis
Describe the following as it relates to Plague:
Etiologic agent
100
are infections transmitted from animals to humans
Define zoonoses and discuss its prevalence in today's world
100
anthrax
Also known as woolsorter’s disease, ___________________ is an infectious disease
principally of cattle, swine, sheep and horses.
100
inhalation route and has the fatality rate of 75% of untreated cases
How is anthrax contracted, what is the fatality rate?
200
humans and infected mosquito's
Describe the following as it relates to Malaria:
The reservoir
200
wild rodents, and infected fleas
Describe the following as it relates to the plague:
The reservoir
200
virus of rabies
Describe the following as it relates to Rabies:
Etiologic agent
200
bacillus anthracis
In 2001, _________________ , in a purified spore form was implicated in an
intentional release/terrorism event that resulted in deaths in five U.S. states.
200
1. Halogenated hydrocarbons: DDT, PBBs, Kepone, Mirex, and vinyl chloride
2. Heavy metals:Pb, Hg, Cd, Ba, and Ni
3. Nonmetallic inorganic: arsenic, asbestos, or containing oxides, nitrides, and carbides
4. Biological contaminants: aflatoxins, animal drugs, human drugs, synthetic hormones, and food additives
With more than 2 million recognized chemical compounds and hundreds of new ones
being introduced each year, there is a concern that we know so little about their
affects on human health. Harmison views chemicals as falling into one of four
categories. List each and include 4 to five examples of each category.
300
the bite of a certain species of infected anopheles and blood transfusion of an infected person
Describe the following as it relates to Malaria:
How it is transmitted
300
bite of infected flex X Cheops, scratching feces into skin, handling wild animals, occasionally bedbugs and human flea
Describe the following as it relates to the plague:
How it is transmitted
300
infected dogs, foxes, cats, squirrels, cattle, horses, swine, goats, wolves, bats, skunks, wild or domestic animals
Describe the following as it relates to Rabies:
The reservoir
300
immediately wash and flush the wound and surrounding area thoroughly with soaper mild detergent and warm water. seek immediate medical attention
What actions should be taken in the possible event of a dog bite of a suspect animal?
300
1. Eliminate or control the pollutant at the source
2. Intercept the travel to transmission of the pollutant
3. Protect humans to eliminate or minimize the effects of the pollutant.
Give three measures that can be taken to prevent and control environmental
pollutants.
400
average is 12 days for falciparum, 14 days for vivax, and 30 for malaria; sometimes delayed for 8-10 months
Describe the following as it relates to Malaria:
Incubation period and symptoms
400
2-6 days
Describe the following as it relates to the plague:
Incubation period and symptoms
400
bite of rabid animals or its saliva on scratch or wound
Describe the following as it relates to Rabies:
How it is transmitted
400
both have long histories. examples small-pox infected clothing and blankets were given to susceptible populations by Spanish, British, Japanese, and by confederate-sympathizing manufacturers during the U.S Civil War.
Describe the history of bioterrorism and biological warfare and some examples.
400
bone, blood, and tissue
Lead is a cumulative poison ending up in the body’s _______________________,
__________________, and ____________________________.
500
rainfall patterns, proximity of mosquito breeding sites to humans settlements, and the distribution and biting patterns of mosquito's species and mass application of commercial poisons.
Describe the following as it relates to Malaria:
Environmental factors
500
most plague exposures occur in or around the home. Flea and rodent issues
Describe the following as it relates to the plague:
Environmental factors
500
rabies is a disease of many domestic and wild animals and biting mammals rabies virus is the only known infection to cause 100 percent mortality in humans
prevalence is very low in humans.
Describe the following as it relates to Rabies:
Prevalence and Mortality Rates
500
since the eradication of smallpox in 1977 the immunization for it has halted. individuals not vaccinated, mostly everyone, since 1977 would at risk from a bioterrorism attack.
If smallpox has been eradicated, why is the world still concerned with its use in a
terroristic plot?
500
mental retardation, blindness, chronic kidney disease, fatigue, anemia, gastroenteritis, muscular paralysis, behavioral changes, high blood pressure, birth defects, and other impairments.
Lead is not easily excreted from the body of children, therefore children may
experience afflictions such as: ___________________________________________
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