Insects
These insects have prolegs at a point in their life cycle
What are moths?
This branch of government includes departments, independent agencies, boards commissions, and committees important for disease research.
What is the Executive Branch?
Plague outbreaks have occurred on every continent except for this one.
What is Antartica?
This clinical form of plague is associated with person-to-person spread.
What is Pneumonic?
These 2 scientist are credited with the proposal and acceptance of the germ theory disease.
Who are Pasteur and Koch?
Term for beetle larvae.
What are grubs?
This agency's mission is premier health protection agency originally established to prevent the spread of malaria.
What is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?
George Washington was diagnosed and unsuccessfully treated base on this theory of disease.
What is Humorism?
This causes flea-borne typhus.
What is Rickettsia Typhi?
This doctor for the 1840's told us that hand-washing can stop the spread of diseases.
Who is Dr. Semmelweis?
This insect is often confused with bees and only has one pair of wings along with a pair of halteres.
What is a flower fly?
Abraham Lincoln founded this department in 1862 and referred to it as the "people's department".
What is the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)?
This plague arrived in Europe in 1347.
What is the Black Death?
This practice began during the 14th century in an effort to control plague outbreaks.
What is quarantining?
This ancient Greek scientist said that sickness is caused by "bad air".
Who is Hippocrates?
This sexual cannibal's head can turn in many directions and uses its raptorial forelegs to grasp prey while mating.
What is a mantid?
This agency's mission is independent agency that protects people and the environment.
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
According to the CDC, 2012 was the largest healthcare-associated outbreak of this disease.
What is fungal meningitis?
This was not believed to be a cause of disease prior to the 1870s.
What is bacteria?
This doctor discovered that mosquitos carried malaria.
Ronald Russ
This insect's sting is the most powerful of any arthropod according to Schmidt's Index
What are velvet ants?
This agency's mission is International Organization set up to support global health.
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
According to the CDC, in 1951 this disease was considered eliminated from the U.S.
What is Malaria?
This mosquito-borne disease has a confirmed report of transmission via sexual content.
What is Zika?
These 2 scientist confirmed that fleas transmitted plague
Who are Simond and Pasteur?