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Ch 17 Flashcards

1
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Mycobacterium is the caustive agent of …

A

Tb (tuberculosis)

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2
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group of chemicals misused in agriculture and industry.

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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

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Less commonly known as Bisphenol A with formula C15H16O2

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BPA

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4
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Carcinogen composed of six carbons in a planar ring structure

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Benzene

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5
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How is cholera transmitted?

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Through drinking/eating food or water contaminated by the feces of an infected person.
-Common in street food/shellfish in undeveloped countries

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6
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Carcinogen most dangerous when inhaled composed of long and thin fibrous crystals

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Asbestos

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7
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A chemical element that found in minerals and soil that can be consumed through drinking water

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Arsenic

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8
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Herbicide used to prevent broadleaf weeds in crops with chemical formula C8H14ClN5

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Atrazine

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9
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Small organic Industrial chemical that can cause irritation, headache, confusion, and even death

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Benzene

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10
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A chemical element found in the air in small quantities as a result of volcanoes

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Arsenic

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11
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Chemical Formula: HNOv2

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Nitrous acid

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12
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Highly corrosive, can cause dental erosion, delayed pulmonary edema

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Nitrous acid

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13
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Created through the burning of plastics and transmitted through the intake of animal fats, meat, dairy products, fish, and shellfish

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Dioxins

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14
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An industrial chemical used to make plastics and resins, such as containers for storing food and beverages, since the 1960s

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BPA

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15
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A colorless, flammable, strong smelling chemical used in building materials(CH20)

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Formaldehyde

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16
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What is the chemical or pathogen of cholera?

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Bacteria called vivero colore.

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17
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Amphibians and mammals are vulnerable to the exposure of this herbicide

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Atrazine

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18
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Respiratory droplet from cough, sneeze, split

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Pneumonia (transmission)

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19
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Hazardous substance that many people believe is found in pencils.

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Lead

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20
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Hazardous substance that was used in thermometers and used to line hats

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Mercury

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21
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Transmitted primarily through Aedes Mosquitoes

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Zika Virus

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22
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naturally occurring radioactive gas which may be found in high concentrations in indoor environments, such as homes and workplaces

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Radon

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23
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concentration indoors can easily be measured with a small passive detector in your basement

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Radon

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24
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What are the most common effects of cholera?

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  • Diarrhea
  • Vomiting
  • Dehydration
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25
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Type of coronavirus first discovered in China in November of 2002

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SARS

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26
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radioactive gas that has no smell, color or taste

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Radon

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27
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Bacteria from fungi and virus (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, gram-negative bacilli, and Staphylococcus aureus)

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Pneumonia (pathogen)

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28
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The crisis with drinking water in Flint Michigan was caused by this substance

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Lead

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29
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A bite from an infected flea or exposure through a break in the skin.

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How does the Bubonic Plague spread?

30
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Group of endocrine disruptors, found as contaminants of food sources.

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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

31
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This category of compounds is capable of biomagnification in food chains and resistant to biodegradation.

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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

32
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A pathogen which spreads through animals like camels but not much between humans

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MERS

32
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H: lung inflammation, cough, fever, or death
E: animals’ lungs affected, population endangerment

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Pneumonia (Effect on environment and humans)

33
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Inhalation of vinyl chloride polymers such as DEHP found in common plastics.

A

Polyvinyl Chloride (causes)

34
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Polychlorinated biphenyls. Clear to yellow in color and very oily liquids/solids.

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PCBs

35
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Used commonly in plastics, oils in motors, hydraulic fluids and heat transfer fluids.

A

PCBs

36
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Chemical Formula: C12H10−xClx

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PCBs

37
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Chemical Formula: HNOv2

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Nitrous acid

38
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Is spread though the bite infected female mosquitoes and causes high fevers

A

Malaria

39
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Useful for converting amines into diazonium compounds, can make azo dyes

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Nitrous acid

40
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Dark hazardous metal that can contaminate drinking water through eroded piping.

A

Lead

41
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A chemical that is a major part of gasoline and is widely used in industries

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Benzene

42
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Environmental impacts include harming bird species and lizard species

A

Malaria

43
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Human health impacts include cancer, damage to the immune system, cause developmental and reproductive problems and interfere with hormones

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Dioxins

44
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Single-stranded RNA virus from the genus flavivirus

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Zika Virus

45
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Common symptoms of SARS

A

Fever, cough, pneumonia, respiratory failure

46
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How is SARS transmitted?

A

airborne droplets from infected people through sneezing, coughing and talking

47
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contains dangerous chemical additives including phthalates, lead, cadmium, and/or organotins, which can be toxic

A

polyvinyl chloride

48
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Virus that started in Saudi Arabia which causes coughing, fever, and shortness of breath

A

MERS

49
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Made of fibrous crystals. It is often used to insulate materials

A

Asbestos

50
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Belongs to the Paramyxoviridae family and Newborns, immunocompromised individuals, non-vaccinated individuals are most susceptible to it.

A

Measles

51
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Small raised bumps may appear on top of the flat red spots. The numerous spots combine to create an overall red appearance to the entire body.

A

Measles

52
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A pesticide no longer in use in the USA. Transmitted through ingestion, touch, or inhalation. Found in meat, fish, and dairy products because of contaminated soil or water.

A

DDT

53
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A chemical that is emitted from plywood, upholstery, adhesives, and insulation.

A

Formaldehyde

54
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Workers such as industrial workers exposed to high levels of this chemical are susceptible to cancer, eye, throat, and skin irritation.

A

Formaldehyde

55
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A colorless, tasteless, and odorless insecticide no longer used in agriculture in the USA.

A

DDT

56
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An infection where symptoms include: diarrhea, Fever, Chills, Vomiting, body ache, boils on the body, or even death

A

Bubonic Plague

57
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What is the pathogen of the Bubonic Plague?

A

Yersinia Pestis parasite

58
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Related hazardous chemicals are DDD and DDE.

A

DDT

59
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Inhalation of vinyl chloride polymers such as DEHP found in common plastics.

A

Polyvinyl Chloride

60
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Symptoms can range from being asymptomatic, to mild respiratory systems, to severe acute respiratory diseases- including death

A

MERS

61
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Hazardous liquidus metal that can evaporate at room temperature leading to inhalation.

A

Mercury

62
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Transmitted when a mosquito feeds on an infected bird and then bites a human

A

West Nile Virus

63
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This virus belongs to the genus Flavivirus [Japanese encephalitis serogroup]

A

West Nile Virus

64
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It is an enveloped positive-stranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus

A

West Nile Virus

65
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What pandemic is known for it’s most common symptom of coughing blood?

A

Tb (tuberculosis)

66
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Known for attacking the lungs but can attack any part of the body such as spine, brain, and kidney.

A

Tb (tuberculosis)

67
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What virus is known for it’s abililty to cause Microcephaly (birth defect in which the head of the baby is smaller the normal)?

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Zika

68
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Mimics the structure and function of estrogen, influencing bodily processes such as fetal development, reproduction, growth, and cell repair

A

BPA

69
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After this hazardous liquidus metal evaporates and is inhaled it can cause paralysis, sleep disorders, and agitation.

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Mercury

70
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What are the long term effects of polyvinyl chloride(PVC) exposure?

A

Could result in vinyl chloride disease.

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