Human Health

Question 1

What is the miasma theory of disease

Answer 1

Diseases are caused by poisonous vapor/mist from particles of decomposed matter

Question 2

Bleeding a patient to restore humor balance

Answer 2

Bloodletting

Question 3

Icy cold water applied to draw blood away from source of injury

Answer 3

Water cure

Question 4

Germ theory of disease

Answer 4

Disease caused by microorganisms too small to see

Question 5

Conditions for non-transmittable disease

Answer 5

Not caused by living organism

Not contagious

Question 6

Types of microorganism that can cause disease

Answer 6

Uni and multi cellular, prokaryote, eukaryote

Question 7

Parasites are

Answer 7

Eukar, uni or multi

Question 8

How parasites cause disease by

Answer 8

Extracting resource from host

Question 9

Fungi are

Answer 9

Euk, multi

Question 10

Protozoa are

Answer 10

euk uni

Question 11

Deadliest protozoa caused by

Answer 11

Plasmodium

Question 12

Bacteria are

Answer 12

prok, uni

Question 13

Viruses are

Answer 13

not cells, but non-living particles made from core of RNA surrounded by protein coat

Question 14

Prions are

Answer 14

Proteins with abnormal shape

Question 15

Human form of mad cow disease

Answer 15

Creutzfeldt-Jakob

Question 16

Emergent diseases are

Answer 16

Not previously known but has reemerged

Question 17

For parasites what is resistance

Answer 17

Ability to survive after exposure

Question 18

Why does bacteria have high resistance

Answer 18

small size, reproduce quickly, mutation gives resistance

Question 19

One is toxic when

Answer 19

can case tempo or permanent harm or death to organism

Question 20

Mutagens

Answer 20

damage DNA, increase mutations

Question 21

Teratogens

Answer 21

birth defects in unborn fetus

Question 22

Carcino example

Answer 22

Formaldehyde
UV radiation
Tobacco smoke
Arsenic
Benzene

Question 23

Terato example

Answer 23

lead
ethanol
benzene
mercury

Question 24

What neurotoxins do and exaple

Answer 24

disrupt function of brain, sc and nerves

Hg, Pb

Question 25

Interferes with normal chemical messengers of body

Answer 25

Endocrine Hormone Disruptors

Question 26

Hormone mimic found in many plastics

Answer 26

BPA

Question 27

Measure of how harmful a substance is to living org

Answer 27

Toxicity

Question 28

Water soluble toxins

Answer 28

pass thru body via kidney easily

Question 29

Oil soluble toxins

Answer 29

pass thru cells and tissues, accumulates

Question 30

chemicals that dont degrade easily and may have long term effects have

Answer 30

high persistence

Question 31

Higher persistence =

Answer 31

higher biomagnification

Question 32

What is biomagnification

Answer 32

Substance goes up food chain, accumulates higher

Question 33

What is the chemical's LD50

Answer 33

dose that will kill 50% of pop

Question 34

Lower LD50 =

Answer 34

Deadlier toxins

Question 35

Generally acceptable risks

Answer 35

High prob, low sev | Low prob, high sev

Question 36

What risk assessment estimates

Answer 36

likeliness or severity of a hazard to human health