What am I?
I can be plant, animal or single celled; and cause infections
What is a parasite?
I am a water bourne pathogen which caused many illness' in London
What is cholera?
How we Identify types of Flu viruses
What are the H and N proteins on outside shell?
Dr Snow was the first to use this method of determing disease causation.
diseases and organisms mutate frequently due to this.
protein synthesis; mis-reading either during transcription or translation
What is: coccus
staphlo - ; strepto-
HIV Aids and Mononucleosis are transmitted this way.
What is direct contact: body fluid to body fluid
this type of medication can be used to treat the illness.
What is an antibiotic (only for bacterial infections)
Patient Zero is the term used for the original infection person. Identify why it may take years to find this person.
answers could include: mis-information or mis-representation of data; stigma; social dynamics; focus of treatment vs finding origin; technology; mutations of disease from original
Ways to "Flatten the curve" and why
what is quarantine as a way to allow medical facilities to prepare; decrease infection rates; allow time for vaccinations or medications to be developed.
I have different types of shell coverings and nucleic acids
What is a virus?
the Spanish Flu (1918) and Covid transmit using this method
What is airborne?
diseases that tend to stay in a certain region or population for long periods of time, like Malaria
What is endemic infection
List 3 reasons both COVID and the Spanish flu went from local to Pandemic in a short period of time (3-5 mo).
Answers should include:
travel; politics; it is a new emergent disease from a zoonotic host; mis-information; no treatments at the initial infection
virus are not living; name 2 reasons why they are classified as non-living.
What is: require a host to reproduce; no need for nutrition; do not "grow" or develop; do not maintain homeostasis
I reproduce either sexually or asexually
What is a bacteria or also parasite (depending on species)
Washing your hands with soap is necessary to prevent COVID transmission because of this part of the virus.
What is the Lipid viral coat?
The virulence of both COVID and Spanish flu was the result of this.
The secondary infection of bacteria causing pneumonia and lung tissue damage
The Spanish flu affected healthy young men for some obvious reasons. Which age group does COVID seem to affect most and Why?
answers should include age specific exposure; immunity issues; and social behaviours;
extra points for considering cultural exposure ideas (cultural isolation; family dynamics, etc)
H1N1 of the Pandemic of 1918 is not the same H1N1 we have now; Explain what had to happen step by step to get to today's version.
1918 - bird origin =antigenic shift -> drift ->
current - swine origin = antigenic shift -> drift
I rarely cause disease due to my location of preference for nutrition needs.
What is Archea bacteria
A zoonotic disease that transfers from animal to human has undergone this process.
What is antigenic shift
Identify 2 reasons a disease may re-emerge in our current times.
answers could include:
vaccine reluctance; mutation of disease; decrease in immunity in current population;
Today, we can quickly determine the DNA of a virus, using what technology?
What is PCR; or Antibody identification thru testin
Both COVID and Spanish flu seemed to affect Healthy people more because of this issue.
A cytokine storm - over production of immune system components which caused damage as they were fighting the disease