Plague History
Typically worn to cover the plague doctor's mouth, filled with herbs to overcome the horrid outside air.
What is the "bird beak mask"?
The class of mites and ticks.
What is Acari?
Man-made surroundings that promote human activity.
What is the built environment?
Hatch within a few days of the egg being laid. The second stage of the mosquito life cycle.
What is a larva?
What are chewing/biting lice?
Beginning in the 14th century, the second pandemic killed about 1/3 of the population of Europe
What is the Black Death?
A complex multi-system inflammatory disease triggered by bacterial lipoproteins.
What is Lyme disease?
Following this natural disaster, spikes in mosquito-borne diseases are prevalent, such as malaria.
What is a flood?
Feeds on the blood of humans and other animals. Also feeds on nectar
What is a female mosquito?
Eggs are laid on clothing and only move to the skin to feed.
This caused preventive measures to arise, such as a forty-day restriction on travel, as well as the rise of the term "quarantine".
What is the Great Plague of London?
Composed of an exposed head and mouth, along with a shield that covers and protects their upper body.
What is a hard tick?
Impairs the human immune system, allowing vectors and pathogens to find a more ideal host.
What is chemical pollution?
Place where mosquitos lay eggs, such as flowing streams, lake edges, and swamps.
What is a breeding site?
Characterized by a fever, bone pain, nausea, etc. caused by body lice.
What is trench fever?
The originating place of the Justinian Plague
Egg, Larva, Nymph, Adult
What are the life cycles of ticks and mites?
Diseases that is newly described, was recently introduced to a new area, or an increase in prevalence.
What is an emerging disease?
The leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the U.S. There are no vaccines to prevent this disease.
What is West Nile fever?
The chemicals used to kill lice.
What are pediculicides?
Branded on workers who escaped jail due to demanding higher wages due to the drastic decrease in population.
What is the letter F?
Occurs at the site of a tick bite 3-30 days after the bite, looks like a bullseye, and occurs alongside several other symptoms.
What is an Erythema migrans (EM) rash?
Created an epidemic of sleeping sickness in areas where disease was not an issue in Uganda after many years of military conflict.
What is cattle restocking?
These eat fabrics and grains, and typically live in damp, cool places. They are covered with scales, and hard to get rid of.
What is a silverfish?
Played a huge role during many wars. This disease was considered very deadly, and resulted in more deaths verses deaths by combat.
What is Typhus?