PLTWBIOMED2020-2021:Lesson3.1
Whatistheroleofanepidemiologist?-ANS-studytrendsinhealthissuesandoutbreaksin populationsanddeploypublicprotocolstomaintainthehealthofanation outbreak/epidemic-ANS-asuddenincreaseintheoccurrenceofadiseaseinalocalizedarea pandemic-ANS-anoutbreakthathasspreadacrossseveralcountriesorcontinentsandaffects alotofpeople endemic-ANS-adiseaseconstantlypresentinacommunitywithinaspecificgeographicarea.nameall6agentsofdisease-ANS-virus,bacteria,protist,prion,fungi,helminth areviruseslivingornon-living?what'sanexampleofacommonvirus?-ANS-non-living.Influenza-TheFlu areprionslivingornon-living?-ANS-non-livingproteins (littlethingiesthatmakebrainfoldabnormallyandresultindementia)
answerthefollowingquestionsaboutbacterium:
a.)livingornon-living?b.)prokaryoteoreukaryote?
c.)unicellularormulticellular?-ANS-bacteria:
a.)living;microscopic b.)prokaryotic c.)unicellular
answerthefollowingquestionsaboutprotists:
a.)livingornon-living?b.)prokaryoteoreukaryote?
c.)unicellularormulticellular?-ANS-protist:
a.)living;microscopic b.)eukaryotic;animal-likeorganisms c.)unicellular
answerthefollowingquestionsaboutfungi:
a.)livingornon-living?b.)prokaryoteoreukaryote?
c.)unicellularormulticellular?-ANS-fungi:
a.)living;bothmicroscopicandmacroscopictypesexist b.)eukaryotic 1 / 2
c.)multicellular
answerthefollowingquestionsabouthelminths:
a.)livingornon-living?b.)prokaryoteoreukaryote?
c.)unicellularormulticellular?-ANS-helminths:
a.)living;bothmicroscopicandmacroscopictypesexist b.)eukaryotic c.)multicellular (wormies) howareprionsspreadandtreated?-ANS-exposureoccursthroughcontaminatedmedical equipment,receivingorgansofinfectedindividuals,and/orpriontaintedmeat.Thereisnocure forprionsbutmedicationscanslowdownthedisease howarevirusesspreadandtreated?-ANS-canspreadthroughtouch,saliva,blood,orsexual contact.Virusesdonotreplicateontheirown,theyneedahost.Antiviralsmayhelpinsome cases;over-the-countermedicationhelprelievesymptoms howarebacteriaspreadandtreated?-ANS-throughanorifice(eyes/nose/mouth),througha wound,contaminatedfood,inhalation,orsexualcontact.Antibioticscanbeusedtotreat bacterialinfections howareprotistsspreadandtreated?-ANS-takesplacewhenfood/watercontaminatedwith fecesofaninfectedindividualisingestedbyanother.someinfectionscanbetreatedthrough antiprotozoal.howarehelminthsspreadandtreated?-ANS-consumptionofcontaminatedfoodsorwateror gettingbitbytheinfectedinsect.canbetreatedwithdewormingmedications(they'rethelittle wormiethings) howarefungispreadandtreated?-ANS-whenthespores(reproductivecells)ofthefungiland orareinhaledbythehost.treatedusingantifungals.definereservoirandwhatroleitplaysinchainofinfection-ANS-anyperson,animal,or environmentinwhichaninfectiousagentnormallylivesandmultiplies.itiswhereaninfectious agentisoriginallyresidedbeforeitleavestobetransmitted.definetransmissionandwhatroleitplaysinchainofinfection.-ANS-transmissionistheaction ofaninfectiousagententeringitshost.thetwomodesoftransmissionaredirectorindirect.definehostandwhatroleitplaysinchainofinfection.-ANS-thehostistheactualorganismthat isvulnerabletotheinfection.thehostprovidesa"home"fortheinfectiousagent.
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