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Question 1

Environmental Factors and Disease

Answer 1

-sanitation
-population and location
-water and air quality
-environmental vectors
-access to healthcare
-culture and economic factors

Question 2

pandemic

Answer 2

are widespread disease outbreaks that are global

Question 3

epidemics

Answer 3

are widespread disease outbreaks that are more regional

Question 4

pandemic examples

Answer 4

-spanish flu 1918
-swine flu 2009
-hong kong flu 1968
-coronavirus 2020

Question 5

epidemic examples

Answer 5

-black death 1350
-influenza
-measles
-smallpox

Question 6

which of the following is an example of an environmental vector that could potentially spread disease

-all of the answers listed are correct
-poor diet
-lack of healthcare
-flea

Answer 6

flea

Question 7

which of the following diseases would most likely spread due to polluted water sources?

-tetanus
-dengue fever
-malaria
-cholera

Answer 7

cholera

Question 8

t/f The CDC is called the Center for Disease Control and is located in Washington D.C.

Answer 8

f- Atlanta, Georgia

Question 9

why are urban areas more prone to the s[read of disease instead of rural areas

Answer 9

higher population densities

Question 10

t/f The climate of a region has a big impact on the number of diseases that are active.

Answer 10

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Question 11

t/f Ebola is a virus that is endemic to Africa, but has been recorded in the United States.

Answer 11

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Question 12

Which of the following diseases would be an example of a pandemic?

spanish flu of 1918
bubonic plague of 1350
measles
malaria

Answer 12

Spanish Flu of 1918

Question 13

t/f Although AIDS has had a worldwide impact, it is considered to be an epidemic.

Answer 13

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Question 14

Which of the following diseases would most likely be spread through an environmental vector?

common cold
smallpox
lyme disease
tuberculosis

Answer 14

lyme disease

Question 15

t/f The WHO is called the World Holistic Organization and is located in Washington D.C.

Answer 15

f - world health organization

Question 16

t/f Measles and Influenza would be an example of a disease spread through a vector.

Answer 16

f

Question 17

t/f The CDC is known as the Center for Disease Control and is located in Atlanta, GA.

Answer 17

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Question 18

t/f Climate is not a key factor in determining the spread of a disease.

Answer 18

f

Question 19

t/f Accessibility to healthcare is a component to the study of epidemiology.

Answer 19

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Question 20

t/f Epidemiology is the study of the cause and spread of a disease.

Answer 20

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Question 21

t/f Ebola is a disease that is an example of a pandemic.

Answer 21

f

Question 22

t/f A bat would be considered an environmental vector for disease transmission.

Answer 22

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Question 23

CDC

Answer 23

the Center for Disease Control, located in Atlanta, Georgia

Question 24

WHO

Answer 24

World health, organization, located in Washington D.C.

Question 25

vector

Answer 25

a carrier of a disease-causing agent from an infected individual to a non-infected individual or its food or environment

Question 26

infectious

Answer 26

A disease caused by a pathogen, (a disease or disease-causing organism) likely to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc through the environment

Question 27

non-infectious

Answer 27

Not caused by pathogens and therefore cannot be spread from one person to another (caused by factors such as genetics, malnutrition, environment, and lifestyle)

Question 28

epidemiology

Answer 28

the study of distribution and determinants of health-related states among specified populations and the application of that study to the control of health problems

Question 29

who is the antagonist in the movie “Outbreak”

Answer 29

Major General Donald “Donnie” McClintock

Question 30

What did the child name the monkey who was the host of Motaba

Answer 30

Betsy

Question 31

Who was the protagonist of Outbreak

Answer 31

Col. Sam Daniels

Question 32

Who was the ex-wife of the protagonist

Answer 32

Robby

Question 33

Who did the smuggled monkey scratch, initially infecting this person with the first case of Motaba in California

Answer 33

Rudy Alvarez

Question 34

Who had smuggled the monkey and brought it to a pet store so that it would be sold on the black market

Answer 34

James “Jimbo” Scott

Question 35

Who was the man that helped the protagonist throughout the entire movie-in particular, a rookie who had assumed his duties in facing the deadly virus of Motaba

Answer 35

Maj. Salt

Question 36

Who was the man that became tired, accidentally ripping his hazmat suit, and therefore succumbing to the infection of the deadly virus

Answer 36

Casey Schuler

Question 37

How did Robby become infected?

Answer 37

As she was injecting Casey to stabilize him, Casey convulsed, making her lose control of the needle she was holding, poking a hole into her hazmat suit and getting Casey’s blood into her wound.

Question 38

Who betrays General Donnie towards the end of the movie, essentially telling Col. Sam Daniels the plans of the government and how to stop the bombing of Cedar Creek

Answer 38

General Ford

Question 39

What does the US Government (+ General Donnie) plan to do with Cedar Creek once Motaba has mutated

Answer 39

bomb it

Question 40

What is E1101 and why is the serum not used

Answer 40

E1101 is a serum that helps the infected fight the original strain of Motaba. This serum was not used in the hopes to protect the government’s biological weapon–the Motaba virus.