Case Study
4 Microbes
Epidemics/Pandemics
Disease Spread
Mystery
100

When taking a shower after soccer practice, Itzel notices cuts between her toes. What type of infection does she have?

fungi

100

This microbe is non-living. 

virus

100

A disease that is spread across the globe. 

Pandemic

100

What is the number one way to prevent against a virus?

vaccine

100

Two or more different elements combined is called a... 

compound

200

David has an infection that is attacking his cells, and using them to reproduce. What microbe is infecting him?

virus

200

This microbe feeds on a host. 

parasite

200

The Spanish Flu affected countries world wide and killed between 50-100 million people. Was the Spanish Flu an Epidemic or Pandemic?

Pandemic

200

What does an epidemiologist do?

study disease

200

If a chemical reaction has 6 oxygen atoms on the reactant side, how many should be on the product side?

6

300

Mosquitos spread the malaria parasite. The mosquito is a...

vector

300

How do bacteria reproduce? Bonus 50 points if you can draw the process. 

binary fission

300

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

300

What percent of people need to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity?

83-94 percent 

300

Name one nonrenewable resource. 

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