Define That
This is a single celled organism that multiplies rapidly on it's own.
Bacteria
This is used to treat bacterial infections
Antibiotics
Exposure to harmful chemicals can cause behavioral changes, learning disabilities, ADD, paralysis, and death for this body system
Nervous System
Identify the hazard:
Fire, earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, and severe storms
Natural Hazard
Other than genetics and body condition, these are two variables to consider when determining what level of exposure to a specific toxic chemic will cause harm
Dose and Age
This is a statistical method used to estimate how much harm a particular hazard may cause to human health
Risk Assessment
Examples are flu and AIDS.
Virus
Typically, 10-40 years can pass before the exposure begins to produce symptoms from what type of toxic chemical
Carcinogens
Poverty, being born male, smoking, and what other risk are the greatest 4 that shorten life?
Being obese
Arsenic, Lead, Mercury, Vinyl Chloride, and Polychlorinated biphenyls are what
The 5 most harmful chemicals to human health
This is the measure of the ability of a substance to cause injury, illness, or death to a living organism
Toxicity
Biggest killer is Malaria. Spread by mosquitos.
Parasite
Hormonally Active Agents (HAAs) are also know as what disruptors?
Endocrine
This causes people to overestimate risk or to worry more about unusual risk instead of common everyday risks
Fear
This is the amount that can kill 50% of the animals in a test population within a given time period.
LD50 or Median Lethal Dose
This is chemicals that are harmful to a fetus on embryo that cause birth defects.
Teratogens
Infectious disease deaths dropped from 35%-16% between 1970-2015 due to this way to prevent a viral infection.
Vaccination
This is the most common type of testing potentially harmful chemicals to find their safety or lethal dose
Live Animal testing
Identify the hazard:
Unsafe working conditions, risks of criminal assault, and living in poverty
Cultural Hazard
Health damage as a result of the exposure
Response
This is decisions about whether and how to reduce the risk to a lower level and at what cost
Risk management
These two biological hazards can be transmitted from one person to another
Bacteria and Virus
What percentage of the 85,000 synthetic chemicals registered for commercial use are tested.
10%
This is the greatest risk in terms of death per year
Poverty
When there is substantial preliminary evidence that a chemical can cause harm to living things, decision makers should takes measures to prevent harm rather than waiting for more testing
Precautionary Principle