Rabies
What is the fatality rate of rabies after symptoms present?
~100% (Few enough survivors that it's close enough to 100% to be ~100%)
Name 2 TSEs.
BSE, CJD, CWD, Scrapie, Kuru, FSE, GSSS, CSE, TME, EUE
Which disease can babies get if fed honey too early?
Gastrointestinal Botulism
What is the largest snake in Ontario?
Grey Ratsnake.
What are the two ways that rabies presents?
Furious and Paralytic
What is the role of the PrPC protein?
- Regulates oxidative stress
- Promotes axon formation
What are the 3 forms of Anthrax (+ which is the most fatal)?
Cutaneous, Gastrointestinal, Pulmonary (Pulmonary is most fatal)
How do we know what color dinosaurs were?
- Melanin preservation
- Bird feather structures
What percentage of rabies deaths are children under 14?
40%
What gene controls the formation of the PrPC protein? Double points for which chromosome it's on in humans.
PRNP gene, 20th chromosome.
What are two common ways people get botulism?
- Improperly canned foods
- Sketchy Botox
- Wounds
- Babies eating honey
What was the date of the Byford Dolphin Accident?
November 5th, 1983
Describe the Milwaukee Protocol
- Sedatives
- Antivirals
- Treatment of symptoms
- Ketamine/Fentanyl
What is the most common form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?
Sporadic (1-2 people per million per year)
How many times have Anthrax spores been used in bioterrorism?
4-ish
What percentage of Europe died in the black plague?
30%-60%
Who are the patron saints of rabies/protection against rabies? (there are 2)
Saint Hubert of Liège
Saint Quiteria
How many people died of vCJD in the UK BSE outbreak?
178
Large.
What was the worst mass extinction event? (worst of the big 5)
The Great Dying (Permian-Triassic)