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chapters 12 and 11 (53 cards)

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disease

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any impaired function of the body with a characteristic set of symptoms

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infectious disease

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a disease caused by a pathogen

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chronic disease

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a disease that slowly impairs functioning of an organism

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acute disease

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a disease that rapidly impairs the functioning of an organism

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epidemic

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a situation in which a pathogen causes a rapid increase in disease

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pandemic

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an epidemic that occurs over a large geographic region

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plague

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an infectious disease caused by the bacterium yersinia pestis, carried by fleas

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emergent infectious disease

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an infectious disease that has not been previously described or has not been common for at least 20 years

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neurotoxin

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a chemical that disrupts the nervous systems of animals

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carcinogens

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chemicals that cause cancer

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mutagens

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carcinogens that cause damage to the genetic material of a cell

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teratogens

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chemicals that interfere with the normal development of embryos or fetuses

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alleragens

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a chemical that causes allergic reactions

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endocrine disrupters

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chemicals that interfere with the normal functioning of hormones in an animal

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LD50

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the lethal dose of a chemical that kills 50 percent of the individuals in a dose-response study

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ED50

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an abbreviation for the effective dose of a chemical that causes 50 percent of the individuals in a dose-response study to display a harmful, but nonlethal, effect

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epidemiology

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the study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population

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route of exposure

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the way in which an individual might come into contact with an environmental hazard

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solubility

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how well a chemical dissolves in a liquid

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biomagnification

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an increase in the concentration of a chemical in animal tissue as the chemical moves up the food chain

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persistence

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the length of time a chemical remains in the environment

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environmental hazard

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anything in the environment that can potentially cause harm

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risk assessment

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the process of analyzing potential events that may result in the loss of an asset, loan, or investment

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qualitative

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measuring the quality of something rather than its quantity

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quantitative
measuring the quantity of something rather than its quality
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precautionary principle
a principle based on the philosophy that action should be taken against a plausible environmental hazard
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waste
material outputs from a system that are not useful or consumed
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recycling
the process by which materials destined to become municipal solid waste (MSW) are collected and converted into raw material that is then used to produce new objects
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compost
organic matter that has decomposed under controlled conditions to produce an organic-rich material that is used to improve soil structure and nutrient concentrations
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sanitary landfill
an engineered ground facility designed to hold municipal solid waste (MSW) with as little contamination of the surrounding environment as possible
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incineration
the process of burning waste materials to reduce volume and mass, sometimes to generate electricity or heat
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hazardous waste
waste material that is dangerous or potentially harmful to humans or ecosystems
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brownfields
contaminated industrial or commercial sites that may require environmental cleanup before they can be redeveloped
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superfund sites
superfund sites are polluted locations in the u.s. requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations; sites include landfills, mines, manufacturing facilities, processing plants where toxic waste has either been improperly managed or dumped
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life-cycle analysis
a systems tool that looks at the materials used and released throughout the manufacturing, use, and disposal of a product
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integrated waste management
a waste management technique that employs several waste reduction, management, and disposal strategies to reduce the environmental impact of municipal solid waste (MSW)
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three historically important infectious disease + what kind of pathogen caused them
plague- bacteria to fleas to rats to humans malaria- mosquitos to humans polio- virus person to person
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four emergent infectious diseases + the pathogen that causes them
HIV/AIDS- bodily fluids ebola- bodily fluids sars- respiratory (human to human) covid19- virus to bats to human (respiratory)
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five ways to minimize your risk of infectious disease
wash you hands; cover your cough; wear a mask; social distance; vaccination
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seven risk factors for cardiovascular disease
high blood pressure; high cholesterol; diabetes; obesity; smoking; unhealthy diet; physical activity
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what are the leading health risks in developing v. developed countries
low weight during childhood v. tobacco use
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what are some health risks developing and developed countries have incommon
high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood glucose, tobacco use, physical inactivity
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what are the five main types of health risks that chemicals can pose and what they mean
neurotoxins: disrupt neurological system carcinogens: cancer causing teratogens: disrupt embryo and fetus development allergens: allergic reaction endocrine disruptors: disrupts the endocrine system
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what are "new" chemicals of major concern
PFAS- "forever chemicals", resulting from plastics, so numerous and w/ lil research on effects
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several aspects of a dose-response study
plant and animal testing (not on humans); test multiple subjects and doses; to find the LD50 and ED50
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the two types of study common in epidemiology
retrospective studies and prospective studies
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five factors to consider in epidemiology
route of exposure; solubility (does it flush out w/ water or does it stick to fat); bioaccumulation (in one organism); biomagnification (up a portion of the food web, passing up what smone else had); persistence
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what are the three things that lead to a significant increase in waste production in the u.s. in the 1950s
economic boom, planned obsolescence/short life spans of technology, cultural shifts to a more throw away society/consumerism
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what are the three R's in order (and what they mean)
Reduce- buy less Reuse- upcycling/taking care of what you have Recycle- plastics/metal/old technology
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what are the main two ways municipal waste solid waste (MSW) is disposed of in the u.s.
landfills and incinerators
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as of 2010 how many superfund sites were designated in the u.s. + estimated contaminated sites existed in the u.s. that needed remediation
1282 sites, 450,000
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what are three new(er) ways to think about managing MSW
life-cycle analysis, integrated waste management, zero-waste goal
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what are the two kinds of risk assessment + their uses
qualitative (perspective/subjective) v. quantitative (data/numbers/fact/objective) how it could effect an environment/org v. once its known (innocent until proven guilty)

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