Plague Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

black plague is caused by - Correct Answer-a bacterium called Yersinia pestis bubonic plague - Correct Answer-transmitted via fleas - Symptoms: swollen lymph nodes (Buboes) systemic plague - Correct Answer-spread all over the body - Symptoms: necrosis Pneumonic plague - Correct Answer-bacteria get to the lungs - results in respiratory transmission - symptoms: blood in cough (sputum) and liquid in lungs Smallpox - Correct Answer-Caused by a virus and transmitted by respiratory rout...

CMN 577 Unit 3 Test Questions and Answers As a healthcare professional what are the first things you would have to do In response to bioterrorism? - ANSWER Identify, report, refer What are category a agents? - ANSWER High priority agents such as anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, viral hemorrhagic fevers What is the most common form of anthrax? - ANSWER Cutaneous anthraxspores/bacterium enter through an open wound/sore In what form of anthrax do almost half of all deaths occur...

FL GHP Full Quiz/Exam Latest Update Already Passed What is the daily water requirement for Norway rates? 1-2 ounces Rodents have____ toes on the front feet and ----- toes on the back. 4, 5 Whiskers and hair give rodents the sense of ____. touch The droppings of the Norway rat are __. 1/2 inch long and spindle shaped When baiting for mice which is most important? Use many placements The common rat in sewers in the U.S. is the ___. Norway rat Which sense is not highly devel...

OPENSTAX MICROBIOLOGY TEST BANK OpenStax Microbiology THIS TEST BANK COVERS ALL CHAPTERS 1-26 OF THE BOOK, Answered Chapter 1: An Invisible World * = Correct answer Multiple Choice 1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world? A. All microbes are harmful. B. Humans could survive without microbes. C. Many microbes are helpful.* D. Most microbes are pathogenic. Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 23, 24 2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of m...

Prescott's Microbiology, 11e (Willey) Chapter 1 The Evolution of Microorganisms and Microbiology 1) Extant microorganisms are organisms from the fossil record that are no longer present on Earth today. Answer: FALSE Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution ASM Objective: 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in phylogenetic trees. Learning Outcome: 01.02a Propose a timeline of the ori...

inactive vaccine virusVaccinations and immunosuppression. 2 keypoints - give inactive agents instead of live agents - might not work as effectively live virus vaccine types Virus: - measles - mumps - polio (oral) - rubella - varicella - yellow fever - herpes zoster Bacteria: - typhoid Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:00 Full screen inactive vaccine virus Virus: - Hep A and B - HPV - influenza...

Random from CPEN Practice Test 1 Solved 100% Correct!! plague (yersinia pestis) - fever - bloody sputum - clinical pneumonia <-- early sign - sepsis + DIC <-- late sign anthrax (bacillius anthracis) - fever - headache - dyspnea - cough - N/V - chest/abd pain botulism (clostridium botulinum) -descending flaccid paralysis - cranial nerve palsy - normal mentation smallpox (variola) - fever - vesiculopustular

Oedipus the king questions and answers already passed What is the dramatic purpose of the prologue? The dramatic purpose of the prologue is that it gives the audience and characters the reasons why the city of Thebes suffers from the plague. They say the reason for the plague is the unsolved mystery of the death of the city's previous sovereign, Theban King Laius. The prologue also explains how the plague will end. They say the only way to end the plague is to identify and kill the ki...

Random from CPEN Practice Test 1 Solved 100% Correct!! plague (yersinia pestis) - fever - bloody sputum - clinical pneumonia <-- early sign - sepsis + DIC <-- late sign anthrax (bacillius anthracis) - fever - headache - dyspnea - cough - N/V - chest/abd pain botulism (clostridium botulinum) -descending flaccid paralysis - cranial nerve palsy - normal mentation smallpox (variola) - fever - vesiculopustular leisons in face + trunk Dextrose 5% not used to ...

Who is Imhotep ( BC)? - Egyptian founder of medicine. Diagnosed and treated over 200 diseases, performed surgery, and practiced some dentistry. He extracted medicine from plants . Was also a master architect and credited as the builder of the first pyramid at Saqqara. Who was Hippocrates (460-377 BC)? - Was regarded as the "Father of Medicine", until evidence on the contributions of Imhotep surfaced. Wrote "On Airs, Waters, and Places" which made many observations about environmental a...