Questions 1-5
Questions 6-10
Questions 11-15
Questions 16-20
100
Influenza
What is an infectious disease?
100
Non-living infectious agent made of genetic material and protein
What is a virus such as influenza?
100
Malaria is a disease that can only be spread by the bite from an Anopholes mosquito. This would be classified as what type of transmission
What is vectorborne?
100
This causes an overreaction of the immune system, even though it is actually harmless
What is an allergen?
200
Antibiotics are chemical produced by ________ that are effective in killing or inhibiting ___________.
What is Fungi and Bacteria?
200
Unicellular prokaryote
What is bacteria, such as strep?
200
Lead is an example of this type of toxin
What is a neurotoxin?
200
If you were working for the U.S. department of health and human services, and wanted to prioritize what problems should be dealt with first to provide the greatest benefit to the human populations, what hazard would you focus on.
What is cancer and heart disease?
300
Given the human population growth curve shown, which letter closely approximated the spread of the Germ Theory of Disease, which led to improved sanitation practices, sterilization, and the use of antibiotics
What is C?
300
Unicellular eukaryote
What is a protist, such as malaria?
300
BPA is an example of this type of toxin
What is a hormone disruptor?
300
Given the following measured LD50 levels, which chemical would be considered the most toxic.
Chemical A 0.5mg/kg Chemical C 45 mg/kg
Chemical B 0.1 mg/kg Chemical D 2.5 mg/kg
What is chemical B?
400
Avoid anything that has a bad smell
What is the Miasma Theory of Disease?
400
Multicellular eukaryote
What is a large parasite such as a tapeworm?
400
Small size, rapid reproduction rates
What is an organism that is likely to develop resistance?
400
A series of trials is performed on lab rats to determine the toxicity of a chemical. The percent of the test population that dies is recorded after 4 days. What is the threshold dose of this chemical?
What is 2 mg/kg?
500
Taking several doses of antibiotics, Cooking all meat thoroughly before eating, changing to a different water source.
What is the Germ Theory of Disease?
500
Malformed protein
What is a prion such as Mad cow disease?
500
Applying massive amounts of pesticides to kill mosquitoes, Treating infected individuals with anti-malarial medications, Draining ponds, wetlands and other standing water
What were strategies employed from the 1950s to help eradicate malaria in the United States?
500
What is the LD50 of the chemical?
What is 100 mg/kg?