Human Population
Vocab
Bacteria/Virus/Parasite
Emergent diseases
Toxins
100

During this time period, people migrated and crops were established.  Irrigation was discovered. Towns appeared and Nomadic lifestyle went away

Agricultural Revolution

100

carrying capacity

this is the largest population that an area can support

100

this is a sickness that can be treated with antibiotics

bacteria

100

this was caused by a chimpanzee

HIV or Aids

100

this is when things higher up in the food chain get sicker because they recieve more toxins

Bioaccumulation

200

What disease caused many deaths and it was traced back to a mosquito

Malaria

200

the change in size of a population over time

growth rate

200

Lymes disease is caused by a tick bite.  So this would be classified as a _____________

Parasite

200

This was caused by a civet

SARS

200

If people are exposed to toxins over a long period of time then they get_________________ health issues

chronic

300

The study of a human population

demographics

300

this is the number of infants per 1000 live births that do not survive the first year of life

Infant mortality

300

can be treated with vaccines

virus

300

This was caused by mosquitoes

Malaria

300

this is a neurotoxin that can lower your IQ

Lead

400

After the industrial revolution, the populatio grew______

Exponential growth

400

This is a disease that is not contagious. You get it from lifestyle or heredity

Non-transmissible

400

DDT treated malaria which was caused by mosquitoes so this is a _____________ sickness

parasitic

400

This occured around 1918 and was caused by either a pig or bird

Spanish Flu

400

___________ are known to cause sickness when spread through the air and breathed in

Carcinogens

500

China came up with a policy to lower population- what was it

One child policy

500

This was part of the Miasma Theory of disease where a patients blood was drawn to restore balance

blood-letting

500

this may occur over time if antibiotics are mis-used

resistance

500

These reproduce asexually which is why they spread faster

viruses

500

Protozoa are found more often in these locations because they are ideal for them

Warm/Humid

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