First discovered in Uganda, this zoonosis first appeared in the United States in 1999 in New York.
What is West Nile Virus?
100
Eggs should be discarded if they are left at room temperature for longer than this period of time.
What is 2 hours?
100
Individual cases of this illness are not notifiable, but vaccination against it is required for entry into kindergarten and 2nd grades, and recommended but not required for entry into 5th grade as well as middle and high school.
What is varicella?
100
The bacteria that is the most common cause of community acquired pneumonia, but is not notifiable.
What is Streptococcus pneumoniae (or pneumococcus).
200
This zoonosis is nicknamed "rabbit fever," and can spread to humans through bites from ticks, deer flies, and possibly mosquitoes.
What is tularemia?
200
The name of the process by which raw eggs can be sterilized, but still retain their runny texture.
What is pasteurization?
200
This required vaccine should be started at birth, and a three dose series completed during infancy according to a specific schedule.
What is heptatis B?
200
In addition to calcium alginate, this type of swab will not be accepted by the state public health laboratory for influenza testing.
What is cotton?
300
Ornithodoros hermsii is the tick that spreads this illness, just as Rocky Mountain spotted fever is spread to humans by Dermacentor variabilis (Eastern and Central US) and Dermacentor andersoni (Western United States).
What is relapsing fever?
300
Salmonella infection of a hen's ovaries can cause these parts of the egg to be infected, unlike the shell, which if infected is usually by fecal contamination.
What are the yolk and white?
300
Whole cell vaccine against this disease had a higher rate of adverse reactions than acellular vaccine. A relatively new vaccine is also available for older children and adults, and one dose of it is required for entry into 6th through 9th grades in Washington state.
What is pertussis?
300
Almost everyone is infected by this recently discovered virus by age 8 - it causes symptoms similar to RSV, but it can cause severe lower respiratory tract infections in fragile elderly individuals.
What is human metapneumovirus?
400
Aedes anopheles mosquitos carry malaria. Dengue fever and Yellow Fever are carried by this species of mosquito.
What is Aedes Aegypti?
400
A fancy word for "baby chicks," and one of the links between the farms affected by the current Salmonella enteritidis outbreak.
What are poulet?
400
This now rare infection often killed by blocking the upper airway with a grey pseudomembrane.
What is diphtheria?
400
Aspiration pneumonia is often bilateral but is more common on this side.