Introduction to Epidemiology 101 Health 330 Study Guide for Exam 1 Chapters 1‚ 2‚ 3 09-21-2013 Chapter 1: History‚ Philosophy‚ and Uses of Epidemiology 1. Salmonellosis is an infection caused by Salmonella bacteria‚ which can produce gastrointestinal symptoms of cramping‚ diarrhea‚ and fever that begin 12 to 72 hours after onset. a. 2008 Case: tomatoes and peppers grown in Mexico 2. Epidemic: the occurrence in a community of a disease clearly in excess of normal expectancy a.
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Devara Putra Aryasta Frazier-Engl101U RJ#7 Brendan Buhler’s “The Teeming Metropolis of You” & Virginia Hughes’s‚ “Our Body the Ecosystem” 03 / 10 / 2014 Brendan Buhler’s “The Teeming Metropolis of You” & Virginia Hughes’s‚ “Our Body the Ecosystem” Summary: In this article‚ “The Teeming Metropolis of You” by Brendan Buhler‚ the author writes about how our small intestine functions‚ and the author explains this by saying that our small intestine is not a temple‚ but instead a complex piece of
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Bioterrorism (Biological Warfare) is defined as the usage of infectious agents in killing or causing injuries to human’s‚ plants‚ and animals. It has been used all over the world by many different countries. Along with nuclear and chemical weapons‚ biological weapons are classified as a Weapon of Mass Destruction (2). It’s a mass destruction weapon because of it being highly contagious and having the ability to spread‚ creating a “blast radius” that is virtually endless. The reason why the impact
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food and cause food poisoning * The raw chicken should have been cut away from the cooked pork‚ this would have prevented the hygiene hazard of the chickens juices trailing onto the pork board. 2. Who would have been most at risk from this outbreak of food poisoning? Everyone who ate the meals of course‚ however‚ within these groups there are certain “high-risk” people including; * The
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Study Questions: Chapter 28 1.) Archaea and Bacteria are the oldest‚ structurally simplest and most abundant forms of life. 2.) Name and describe seven ways in which prokaryotes differ substantially from eukaryotes? Unicellularity- fundamentally single-celled Cell Size- can vary (large range changes with species) Nucleoid- lack a membrane-bound nucleus but rather a nucleoid region Cell Division/Genetic Recombination- binary fission (does not use spindle) and do not have a sexual cycle Internal
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CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION The interest in poultry and poultry products have grown tremendously in the last 20 years faster than other food-producing animal industries on how the bird products are produced‚ processed‚ consumed and marketed. Almost every country in the world has a poultry industry of some kind. The biggest challenge of commercial poultry production is the availability of good quality feed on sustainable basis at stable prices. In spite of this challenge‚ commercial poultry production
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Bacteriophage is a term that means bacteria eater‚ it describes the agent’s ability to kill bacteria. Bacteriophages can infect and create more copies of itself inside of a bacterial host which is why they are considered pathogenic phages (Jassim et al‚ 2014). Overall‚ Bacteriophages are one of the most ordinary and unique organisms in the global sum of all ecosystems that can be used to make the world a healthier place to sustain human life. In today’s society the overuse of antibiotics
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spongiform encephalopathy)‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS)‚ Salmonella‚ Lyme Disease‚ Hantavirus‚ and West Nile Virus. Millions of people have died because of these diseases that can easily transfer from person to person or from animal to person‚ by eating half cooked meat‚ or simply a mosquito bite. Keywords: mad cow disease‚ hiv/aids‚ salmonella‚ Lyme disease‚ Hantavirus‚ west Nile virus Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them Bovine spongiform
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School plus animals equals… a disaster. I believe pets should not be allowed in schools. Animals in the classroom creates health problems for the pets and the students. Also‚ pets in the class can be neglected. Even though some people believe that pets in schools is a great idea‚ I think that pets shouldn’t be allowed in the classroom. First of all‚ having pets in the class is a bad idea because it creates health issues for the pets and students. To illustrate‚ according to article #3‚ many animals
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Typhoid fever is a symptomatic disease caused by Salmonella Typhi. The bacteria generally responsible for the enteric fever syndrome is S enterica serotype Typhi (1). It is characterized by fever‚ red-colored rash‚ severe abdominal pain‚ and slow heart‚ beat. It concentrates on the intestine and the channel of infection (2). Typhoid fever is usually found in under-developed countries with poor sanitation (3). Statistics show that between seventeen and twenty-two million cases are reported and two
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