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Zoonotic & Med Term
Zoonotic Diseases and Medical Term
Question | Answer |
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Zoonosis | An infectious disease that is transmitted between species from animals to humans. |
CDC Task force task x 4 | 1. Develop a hypothesis of where it started: 2. Treat the infected individuals 3. Predict who has been in contact and who to test 4. How to contain the outbreak |
Partial list of carriers......... | Apes, Monkeys, Sloths, Bats, Birds, Rats, Cats, Dogs, Reptiles.... |
Infectious Agents | Smallpox, Rabbies, Malaria, HIV, H1N1 |
Small Pox | Edward Jenner 1796 1st vacine |
History of Zoonotic Diseases | Humans were 1st a small group of 150 or less over the years we have become larger which bacteria and viruses like. |
Evolution idea of viruses and bacteria x 3 | 1. Live for long period of time 2. Have a non-human reservoir 3. be highly contagious |
What contributes to the appearance of new zoonotic pathogens? | Increase content between humans and wildlife |
Outbreaks | An occurrence of diseases greater than would otherwise be expected at a particular time and place. |
Scientific Names | Greek and Latin |
English Words can have all three parts: | Prefix - Before Root Suffix - End |