MSF 101
What does MSF stand for in English?
What is Doctors Without Borders
This mosquito-borne disease is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths annually, with young children particularly vulnerable.
What is Malaria
Antibiotics can cure the flu
What is Myth (antibiotics treat bacteria, not viruses)
Malaria • Dengue • Zika • Tuberculosis
What is Tuberculosis — the others are commonly transmitted by mosquitoes.
MSF was founded in France
What is True
MSF commonly provides medical care in response to what types of situations?
What are conflicts, epidemics, natural disasters, and humanitarian crises.
This disease was officially eradicated in 1980, making it the only human disease to have been completely eradicated worldwide.
What is Smallpox
Humanitarian emergencies only require doctors and nurses
What is Myth (logistics, water/sanitation, administration, mental-health support, and other roles can be essential)
Ebola • HIV • Influenza • Cholera
What is Cholera — the others are viral diseases; cholera is caused by a bacterium.
MSF only provides medical care during wars
What is False
What is one of MSF's primary goals when responding to crises?
What is to provide medical humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict, disasters, epidemics, or lack of access to healthcare.
This disease can be spread through contaminated water and can cause severe dehydration within hours.
What is Cholera
A person can have HIV for years without knowing they are infected.
What is Fact (HIV can have few or no noticeable symptoms for a long time, which is why testing is important)
Malaria • Tuberculosis • Cholera • HIV
HIV — the others are diseases that can be transmitted through different environmental or respiratory routes; HIV is primarily transmitted through certain body fluids.
MSF has responded to disease outbreaks such as Ebola and cholera
What is True
How many countries does MSF provide assistance to?
What is 70+ countries
This viral disease can spread through direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person, and outbreaks require strict infection-control measures to prevent transmission.
What is Ebola
If you stop taking antibiotics as soon as you feel better, the infection is guaranteed to come back
What is Myth (whether an infection returns depends on the specific illness and treatment)
Mosquito • Tick • Flea • Bat
What is Bat — the others are arthropods; a bat is a mammal.
MSF stands for “Medical Services Foundation”
What is False
Name at least 3 members on the MSF Board at Carleton
Who are Sena, Izzy, Ella, Maricarmen, Pranit, Keira, and Fernando
People living with HIV are at increased risk of developing this infectious disease because HIV weakens the immune system, making it harder for the body to control the bacteria that cause it.
What is Tuberculosis
Some people can be infected with tuberculosis (TB) bacteria without having symptoms or being able to spread TB to others
What is Fact (this is called latent TB infection. The bacteria are present in the body, but the person does not have active TB disease)
HIV • Hepatitis B • Hepatitis C • Measles
What is Measles — the others can be transmitted through blood/body fluids.
MSF won the Nobel Peace Prize
True