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Viruses
Bacteria
Ebola
Mixed 1
Mixed 2
100
What class of medicine helps prevent viral infections
vaccines
100
What class of medicine is used kill bacteria
antibiotics
100
Is it ever okay to joke about ebola?
No
100
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100
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200
True or False - A virus is considered a living organism
False - A virus is NOT considered a living organism
200
At what temperature (hot, cold, or room temp) do Thermophile Bacteria live best?
HOT!
200
Is Ebola a virus or a bacteria?
Virus
200
A chemical that can kill bacteria without harming the human body is called
an antibiotic
200
Which white blood cell is responsible for eating foreign particles and viruses by engulfing them
Phagocyte
300
True or False - viruses can reproduce on their own
False - viruses need a living host cell to reproduce
300
What is the name for the leg or tail-like structure of bacteria that help them move.
Flagellum / Flagella
300
List one sign/symptom of ebola infection
Hemorrhagic Fever: Fever, Severe headache, Muscle pain, Weakness, Fatigue, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Abdominal (stomach) pain, Unexplained hemorrhage (bleeding or bruising)
300
A substance that stimulates the body to produce chemicals that destroy viruses or bacteria is called
A vaccine
300
What cells does HIV target and kill off?
T-Cells (a type of White Blood Cell)
400
Name a disease caused by a virus or virus that causes a disease
Rabies, Influenza, West Nile Virus, Viral Meningitis, Polio, Common Cold, AIDS/HIV, Chicken Pox, Small Pox, Yellow Fever, Ebola, SARS,
400
The mechanism of reproduction by bacteria is called
Binary Fission
400
Write an equation that describes Fatality Rate
# of people who die / # of people infected
400
List three things that agar plates inside of an incubator provide that allows bacteria to grow so well.
Nutrients Water Shelter
400
List three components of the 1st Line of Defense of Immune System
Skin, Mucus, Ciliated Cells, Saliva, Stomach Acid
500
Draw a cartoon of a virus showing how it infects a cell
see board
500
Draw and label the three classifications of bacteria based on shape
Cocci (Sphere shaped bacteria) || Bacillus (Rod shaped bacteria) || Spirrillium (Spiral shaped bacteria)
500
Draw the epidemiological triangle for Ebola, correctly naming each vertex.
see board
500
Briefly describe what antibiotic resistance is and how it develops
Antibiotic Resistance = When bacteria are no longer killed by a specific antibiotic. Resistance occurs when a mutation occurs that allows bacteria to resist the effect of an antibiotic. The bacteria that survive reproduce and can share their DNA with other bacteria, creating new strains of resistant bacteria.
500
Describe what inflammation is and name the chemical that triggers the inflammatory response.
Inflammation is the human body's response to injury. Histamine triggers capillaries to dilate, temperature rises, pain occurs, and white blood cells arrive at the scene.