Vocabulary
Meaning "A single-celled microorganism that can be helpful or harmful"
Bacteria
Flu, COVID-19, Pink eye, yeast infections are all examples of this, a specific thing (such as a bacteria or virus) that causes disease
Pathogen
Cholera was first discovered in the Ganges River, in this Nation
India
This European country first encountered the Black Plague in the early 1300s.
What is Italy
A condition of being able to resist a particular disease
Immunity
Cholera killed people by making them extremely _________, or meaning to not have enough fluids in the body
Dehydrated
There are three major symptoms of Cholera, name them:
Vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea
This was the vector (or method of disease transmission) that the Black Plague used to spread.
What are fleas
Define: Infectious
Transmitting or capable of transmitting infection
True or False: The bacteria samples you collected were gross?
Yes.
To ease the symptoms of Cholera, someone should be give lots of ___________
Fluids
The number of days it takes for the Black Plauge to kill its victims.
4-5
The branch of medical science that deals with diseases.
Epidemiology
Yogurt and cheese are two products made through the use of dairy products and this.
The cost of a Cholera vaccine costs roughly $______ to make
$2
The Black Plague (1347-1353), killed an estimated 30% to 60% (or 75-200 million) of Europe's population, otherwise known as this
What is a pandemic
Reproduction of a cell by division into two approximately equal parts
Binary Fission
What are some ways to help DECREASE your exposure to bacteria and viruses?
Hand washing, NOT eating boogers, sanitizing your hands if you can wash, quarantining, wearing masks if you're sick
To end Cholera, first humans must address these two things...
Poverty and access to clean drinking water
According to the CDC... While almost entirely eliminated, two states still OCCASIONALLY report cases of Plague, name them. *Hint* Think Southwest
*BONUS* What year had the last death from Plauge?