Going Viral
Partly named for the year the first cases were identified, this viral illness is associated with loss of taste and smell
What is COVID-19
The amount of time the CDC recommends you wash your hands for, in seconds
20 seconds
The most common cause of diarrheal illness in the US and has been linked to puppies, raw milk and poultry products
What is campylobacter
It’s the term for the total number of existing cases of a disease at a given point in time
What is prevalence?
This "wave" of the opioid crisis began around 2013, driven by this illicitly manufactured synthetic opioid
What is fentanyl
This early 20th century pandemic was named after a country, although it likely did not originate there.
What is the 1918 spanish flu
If soap and water are unavailable, use a hand sanitizer with at least ____% alcohol to clean your hands
60%
There are lots of e. coli bacteria in the world, but only this one is a reportable disease in Florida.
What is Shiga toxin producing E. coli or enterohemorrhagic E. coli or E coli O157:H7
It’s typically set at < 0.05 to indicate statistical significance
What is a P-value?
These laws, present in most states, provide limited immunity from drug possession charges to encourage witnesses to call 911 during an overdose.
What are good Samaritan laws?
If 2015 and 2016, large outbreaks of this mosquito-borne virus occurred in the Americas. Infection with this virus during pregnancy can cause microcephaly and other congenital malformations, pre-term birth and miscarriage.
What is Zika Virus
This characteristic of Clostriduim difficile makes it resistant to alcohol-based hand sanitizers
Spore forming
What was Mary Mallon’s Profession that led to the spread of typhoid?
What is a cook
It’s the term for the rate of new cases of a disease during a defined period of time
What is incidence?
This competitive opioid antagonist effectively knocks opioid drugs off the receptor to restore breathing
What is Naloxone
Between 1989-1991, a measles epidemic in the USA that effected a large number of vaccinated individuals lead to this public health recommendation.
What is the addition of a second MMR dose
This is the term for the practice of separating individuals who may have been exposed to a contagious disease but are not yet symptomatic:
Quarantine
This free-living amoeba is often called the “brain eating amoeba” and causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis which is nearly always fatal.
What is Naegleria Fowleri
12 times 13
What is 156?
This type of surveillance uses real-time data, like emergency department chief complaints or EMS dispatches, to rapidly capture overdose overdose spikes.
What is syndromic surveillance?
The 1976 outbreak of a hemorrhagic fever in Zaire was named after this nearby river.
What is the Ebola River?
The most effective way to prevent the spread of infection from patient to patient
Hand washing/Hand hygiene
This plan was developed by NASA, The Pillsbury Company and the US Army to ensure pathogen free safe food for space missions and is still in use today.
What is HACCP (Hazzard Analysis and Critical Control Points)
It measures the dispersion or spread of data points around their mean?
What is standard deviation? [would accept variance]
The factors, such as housing instability and unemployment are investigated, as root causes of overdose clusters.
What are social determinants of health?