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Who wrote this- "If the importance of a disease for mankind is measure from the number of fatalities which are due to it, then tuberculosis must be considered much more important than those most feared infectious diseases-plague, cholera, and the like."
Robert Koch
What is stigmatization?
the action of describing or regarding someone or something as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval
Countries who experienced industrialization in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
True or False: Romanticization of a illness still used today.
True- Romanticization of a illness is still very much used today especially mental health illness’
Name the other name used for TB in this chapter and explain why this name was used
Consumption-tb appeared to eat away at the victims, leaving them pale and thin
Who wrote this- "Phthisis is scarce in these climates and is regarded as contagious"
George Sand
True/False: I am a barista. I refuse to serve someone their coffee because they are wearing a shirt with beliefs that many people, I included, do not agree with. This is stigamatization.
True
What country was referred to as the 'ground zero for the explosion of tuberculosis'?
Britain
In the nineteenth century consumption disease (TB) was mostly inherited by the USA and Europe. Where is it mostly inherited now. A. USA B. Europe C. Africa
C. Africa has the highest consumption disease rate nowadays.
There was a shift from romanticizing “the languorous, fainting young women and their romantic lovers” to stigmatizing the _______, as they became overcome with TB.
Poor
Who wrote this-"the languorous, fainting young women and their romantic lovers,"
Rene and Jean Dubos
True/False: A news report that focuses on the challenge of a condition rather than labeling the person as dangerous. This is stigmatization
False
What is a 'tenactular city'?
Disorganized sporadic urban expansions where the city spreads outwards like octopus tentacles usually following transportation routes ex: highways or railways
In the nineteenth century TB was normally spread in places with groups of large people and that is still the case today. What disease is mostly spread in large areas now. A-COVID B-TB C-Mumps D-The Flu
D is the correct answer the Flu because it is easily spread through coughing and even touching surfaces.
What is the scientific name of anthrax? (getting the first word counts as a correct answer)
Bacillus anthracis
Who wrote this-"there was no applause, no murmuring, no debate,"
True/False: An individual with a chronic illness believes negative stereotypes about themselves, leading them to believe they are unworthy or incapable of working. This is stigmatization.
True
Why did Britain have such a big surge of TB?
"The rise of cities and sweatshops meant crowded markets, factories, and streets, which proved an ideal breeding ground for TB," (Green 76).
In 1869 Robert Koch injected a rabbit with tissue from a deceased animal to a healthy rabbit this rabbit then proceeded to die. He used this to show that TB was caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nowadays we use animals all the time for scientific research. Which animal is mostly tested on
A. Rats B. Rabbits C. Zebrafish D. Hamsters
A is the right answer with rats. Because of their size and the shear amounts of them.
who invented the cure of tb
Robert Koch
Who wrote this-"TB's parallel journey with capital,"
Vidya Krishnan
How did Robert Koch's discovery of TB coming from bacteria affect how TB was viewed.
It created a stigmatization around the patients seeing them as dirty and poor.
What African country is mentioned for having high TB rated due to tuberculosis?
Nigeria
Thomas Goetz writes a book in 2014 that talks about the quest on how to cure TB in the nineteenth century. This book is still used today to remind scientists that science can evolve and then they can find the cure to some of the world's most dangerous diseases. What was this book called?
The Remedy
What is anthrax?
A rare disease that enters the body through a wound and destroys tissue (mostly occurs in animals)