Case Study
When taking a shower after soccer practice, Itzel notices cuts between her toes. What type of infection does she have?
fungi
This microbe is non-living.
virus
A disease that is spread across the globe.
Pandemic
What is the number one way to prevent against a virus?
vaccine
Two or more different elements combined is called a...
compound
David has an infection that is attacking his cells, and using them to reproduce. What microbe is infecting him?
virus
This microbe feeds on a host.
parasite
The Spanish Flu affected countries world wide and killed between 50-100 million people. Was the Spanish Flu an Epidemic or Pandemic?
Pandemic
What does an epidemiologist do?
study disease
If a chemical reaction has 6 oxygen atoms on the reactant side, how many should be on the product side?
6
Mosquitos spread the malaria parasite. The mosquito is a...
vector
How do bacteria reproduce? Bonus 50 points if you can draw the process.
binary fission
Yellow Fever killed 57 people in Philadelphia in 1793. How do you know this was an epidemic or pandemic?
epidemic because it is a centralized area
What percent of people need to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity?
83-94 percent
Name one nonrenewable resource.
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