Infectious Disease
This virus caused a global pandemic starting in 2019.
What is COVID-19?
This term describes an emergency kit of supplies you grab if you have to leave quickly.
What is go bag?
Policies requiring wearing these led to reduction of mortality and injury related to motor vehicles.
What are seatbelts?
This mascot is from a community college attended by both Veronica and Christine.
What are the Highland Community College Scotties?
In Parks and Recreation, several characters are hospitalized with this infectious disease.
What is influenza?
Passed through food or water, or close contact with an infected person, this liver infection is a concern in Kansas.
What is Hepatitis A?
Its abbreviation is ICS.
What is Incident Command System?
Increasing the sales tax for purchasing these carcinogenic products created reductions in a major cause of lung cancer.
What are cigarettes?
The mascot of this Jesuit University where MariaAna received her BSN?
What are the Rockhurst Hawks?
An episode of this show features a chaotic fire drill which is a guidebook in “what not to do” for a preparedness exercise.
What is The Office?
In 2025, this infectious disease outbreak emerged in southwest Kansas in populations hesitant to provide vaccines.
What is Measles?
This 2001 event led to major investments in public health preparedness infrastructure.
What are Anthrax Attacks?
Wichita is one of a few cities in Kansas which does not add this to their water contrary to guidance for promoting oral health.
What is flouride?
The mascot of the university from where Hannah* and Wyatt both received their bachelor degrees and MPHs.
*Will receive MPH very shortly.
What are the Missouri State University Bears?
Fungal infections in bread products was the catalyst event featured in this video game and TV show.
What is The Last of Us?
These two pests (or vectors), common in Kansas, are leading the concerns about infectious disease and climate change.
What are ticks and mosquitos?
This type of exercise simulates a discussion-based emergency scenario without deployment.
What is tabletop exercise?
The addition of iodine to this food is an example of policy via agency regulation which has a significant impact to health.
What is salt?
The reinstated mascot of where Traci received her degree.
What are the Indiana University Bloomington Bisons?
This PBS show describes the work of nurses and episcopal sisters serving an impoverished London neighborhood.
What is Call the Midwife?
This STI’s name means “flow of seed” in Greek.
What is Gonorrhea?
Public health is captured in this Emergency Support Function.
What is 8 / ESF-8?
Agency regulations is another form of policy. The FDA regulates the addition of this nutrient to grain products to reduce neural tube defects.
What is folic acid?
The unofficial mascot of where Jonathan received his MPH.
What is the Dartmouth Keggy the Keg?
This song heavily refers to the HIV/ AIDs public health epidemic.
*Sound Hint*
Waterfalls by TLC