L1_Intro To Microbiology

Question 1

Name the Reason for Decline of the following Infections? Syphilis, Rheumatic Fever, Cholera, Smallpox, polio, Childbirth Fever, Scarlet Fever, Measles, Diphtheria, Plague, Black Death.

Answer 1

Improved Living Conditions: Cholera and Childbirth Fever. Unknown: Syphilis, Rheumatic Fever, Scarlet Fever, Measles*, Plague, Black Death Vaccines: Smallpox, Polio, Diphtheria

Question 2

Name Two Conditions that have been re-defined as infections over the past 40 years?

Answer 2

Stomach Ulcers and Cervical Cancer

Question 3

Where did the Black Death originate? What percentage of the English population did it kill?

Answer 3

Asia. 30-50%

Question 4

Where and when did the spanish flu originate? What percentage of the world population did it kill?

Answer 4

Kansas in 1918, 6%

Question 5

When was the recent SARS outbreak?

Answer 5

Nov 2002 - July 2003

Question 6

Name the geographical location that the following outbreaks were linked to? Plague, Syphilis, Influenza, AIDS, SARS

Answer 6

Plague- Asia
Syphilis- Central America
Influenza - Asia (spanish flu - kansas)
AIDS- Africa
SARS - Guangdong, China

Question 7

Name the biological Origin of the following outbreaks? Plague, Syphilis, SARS, Influenzas, AIDS

Answer 7

Unknown - Plague
Other Human Pathogens - Syphilis
Animals - SARS (Civets) Many Flus (Birds) AIDS (monkeys)

Question 8

What type of outbreak was associated with John Snow and the Broad Street Pump?

Answer 8

Cholera.

Question 9

What two major health measures helped to control the rate of endemics over the past century?

Answer 9

Public health measures and vaccines.

Question 10

When did the AIDS pandemic occur?

Answer 10

1981