WATER WOES
What is the chemical formula for water?
H2O
This friendly, big-eyed nurse from a TV show helps take care of stuffed animals with a stethoscope.
Doc McStuffins
As of 2023, what is the global average life expectancy?
73 years
What is the name of the process used to remove salt from sea water?
Desalination
What deadly disease from fleas on rats killed an estimate of 25 million people in Europe in the 14th century.
The bubonic plague, black death, black plague, plague
What is it called when your body doesn't have enough water?
Dehydration
What Italien female nurse during the Crimean War was one of the innovators behind modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
What percentage of the worlds waste water is released into the environment without adequate treatment?
~80%
What water-saving irrigation technology delivers water directly to plants roots, reducing waste?
Drip irrigaton
This disease, eradicated in the 1980s thanks to global vacination efforts, had a mortality rate of ~30%!
Small pox
What area of the world has the worst water security?
Sub-Saharan Africa
Who invented penicillen?
Alexander Fleming
As of 2023, how many people globally are living with HIV/ AIDS?
39 million
What advanced water treatment method uses a semi-permeable membrane with microscopic pores to filter out contaminants at the molecular level?
Reverse osmosis
What chronic viral infection damages the liver and is often asymptomatic for years yet leads to hundreds of thousands of deaths annually?
Hepatitis B
What human factor contributes the most to water scarcity?
Population growth
What country is the world leader in healthcare?
Taiwan
What is the global maternity mortality ration (per 100,000 live births)?
223
What simple household device can remove bacteria and dirt from water using layers of sand, gravel, and charcoal?
Biosand filter
What is the name of the disease of the lungs cause by the inhalation of fine silica from a volcano?
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
When mixed with water, this common household cleaning product is one of the cheapest and most effective ways to purify drinking water and prevent waterborne diseases.
Bleach
This English-American physician was notable as the first women to earn a medical degree in the USA.
Elizabeth Blackwell
How many children die each year due to water related diseases (according to WHO and UNICEF)?
300,000
What technology uses sunlight to kill pathogens in water, making it safe to drink?
Solar disinfection
What is the name of the prion disease in humans that causes rapid neurodegeneration and has been linked to eating infected beef?
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease