Infectious disease

By the numbers

100

This disease has a 100% mortality rate if untreated

Rabies, HIV

200

What kind of environments increase spread of TB?

Small, crowded, poor ventilation

300

What was the deadliest thing brought to the Americas by Europeans? 

Smallpox

Signs and Symptoms

100

I've been bitten by a cat and now my hand is red. Should I see a doctor? What do I have?

Cat scratch fever, YES!

200

My throat hurts, my neck feels painful to touch, it hurts to swallow. No runny nose. What do I have and can it be cured?

Strep throat. Yes! Amoxicillin or Penicillin.

300

I was camping. I got bitten sometime in the night. But I feel totally fine. What should I do?

Get a rabies vaccine SHOT 

400

I am losing weight, its getting a bit hard to breathe, I'm feeling a low grade fever. I visited a prison 2 months ago.

TB -- go to the doctor asap and wear a mask

500

Its hard for me to smell, my nose is runny, I was a big gathering 4 days ago. What should I do?

Wear a mask. Test for COVID.

Last week today

100

This structure has cartilaginous rings that keep it open as air passes by

Trachea

200

What are the units of a respiratory rate?

Breaths/minute

300

Which gases come into your body when you breathe, and which go out?

oxygen goes IN, CO2 goes OUT

400

Why are the terminal ends of the breathing system shaped like a bunch of grapes?

To increase surface area for gas exchange

500

Why is it hard to breathe on top of Mount Everest?

The air is THIN -- there are less oxygen molecules