Anthropology 205 Final Exam- Lynch Questions With
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The |cocoliztli |epidemic |of |1576 |refers |to |millions |of |deaths |in |the |territory |of |New |Spain |in |
present-day |Mexico |in |16th |century |attributed |to |one |or |more |illnesses |collectively |called |
cocoliztli. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cocolitzli
grow |in |trees, |collected, |gives |left |overs |to |friends |and |family |and |sells |the |rest, |used |to |fortify
|blood. |Cures |heart |disease |with |2 |diuretics: |Querciti |and |Luteolin |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Macpalxocitl
a |plant |that |promotes |labor |by |stimulating |contractions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Oxytoxic
a |disease |that |can |be |transmitted |to |humans |from |animals. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Zoonose
the |severity |or |harmfulness |of |a |disease |or |poison. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Virulence
Big |Foot |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sli |Poda
A |microbial |organism |with |the |ability |to |cause |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Agent
an |organism, |typically |a |biting |insect |or |tick, |that |transmits |a |disease |or |parasite |from |one |
animal |or |plant |to |another |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Vector
The |change |of |a |biological |object |triggered |by |change |of |a |related |object |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Co-evolution
,Fraction |of |a |population |having |a |specific |disease |at |a |given |time, |Proportion |of |the |
population |affected |by |a |disease |at |a |specific |point |in |time |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Prevalence
The |number |of |individuals |who |fall |ill |with |a |certain |disease |during |a |defined |period, |divided |
by |the |total |population. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Incidence |rates
example |of |cultural |extinction. |last |wild |Indian |Yahi |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ishi
An |alkaloid |neurotoxin |that |causes |paralysis |by |blocking |acetylcholine |receptors |in |muscle. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-curare
1887 |law |allowing |the |government |to |grant |land |holdings |to |individual |Indians |rather |than |the
|tribes |as |a |whole, |resulting |in |the |breakup |of |reservations |and |loss |of |tribal |lands |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Dawes |Act
economic |and |political |connections |that |tie |the |world's |countries |together |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-world |systems |theory
Fossilized |feces |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-corprolite
*Would |give |patients |a |hallucinogenic |mushroom |called |Amanita |Muscaria. |
*They |would |then |collect |the |urine |from |the |patient |and |drink |it |so |they |would |both |
hallucinate. |
*Then |the |shaman |would |have |visions |on |how |to |cure |the |patient. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
koryak |shaman
Soul |Loss; |Culture |Bound |Syndrome; |heavy |disease |load; |can |carry |a |variety |of |biological |
symptoms; |was |believed |for |al |ing |time |a |way |for |people |to |get |out |of |work. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-susto
, 1. |Environmental: |Ex-Filariasis |and |Malaria.
2. |Demographic: |Population |factors |like |population |density. |Ex-Small |Pox |in |the |new |world |
which |was |far |more |deadly |among |the |Aztecs |(a.k.a. |Cocolitzlo).
3. |Idosyncratic |(Individual): |risks |which |are |particular |to |the |individual...Can |be |behavioral |or |
genetic. |
4. |Cultural: |health |risks |which |directly |relate |to |normative |cultural |behavior. |Ex-Beri |Beri |in |
Thailand, |Prostate |Cancer |in |U..S |(diet |in |red |meat), |Heart |Disease |in |Japan.
Sub-Categories: |
*Incidence |Rate-the |number |of |new |cases |in |a |given |population |each |year. |
*Prevalence |Rate-the |total |number |of |cases |of |a |particular |disease |in |a |given |population |at |a |
given |time. |Ex-Higher |in |U.S. |than |Brazil. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Variables |of |disease |
patterning
population |factors, |how |many |people, |how |densely |populated |examples
eg. |Smallpox |in |the |new |world, |Virgin |Population, |farm |more |virulent |(deadly) |-- |but |enormous
|differences |in |virulence>Aztec |(Cocolitzili) |versus |Native |North |Americans; |believed |to |be |a |
demon |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-demographics
using |evolutionary |models |at |the |population |level |to |mold |pathogens |to |a |more |being |state |of
|coexistence. |
Eg. |wide-spectrum |antibacterials. |
Re-thinking |cost-benefit |analyses. |Eg. |"Nothing |but |nets." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-infectious |
disease
Between |India |and |Africa. |low |resources |hardest |hit |by |malaria. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
origins |of |malaria
Desperate |Supply |& |Selective |Demand:
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The |cocoliztli |epidemic |of |1576 |refers |to |millions |of |deaths |in |the |territory |of |New |Spain |in |
present-day |Mexico |in |16th |century |attributed |to |one |or |more |illnesses |collectively |called |
cocoliztli. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cocolitzli
grow |in |trees, |collected, |gives |left |overs |to |friends |and |family |and |sells |the |rest, |used |to |fortify
|blood. |Cures |heart |disease |with |2 |diuretics: |Querciti |and |Luteolin |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Macpalxocitl
a |plant |that |promotes |labor |by |stimulating |contractions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Oxytoxic
a |disease |that |can |be |transmitted |to |humans |from |animals. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Zoonose
the |severity |or |harmfulness |of |a |disease |or |poison. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Virulence
Big |Foot |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sli |Poda
A |microbial |organism |with |the |ability |to |cause |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Agent
an |organism, |typically |a |biting |insect |or |tick, |that |transmits |a |disease |or |parasite |from |one |
animal |or |plant |to |another |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Vector
The |change |of |a |biological |object |triggered |by |change |of |a |related |object |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Co-evolution
,Fraction |of |a |population |having |a |specific |disease |at |a |given |time, |Proportion |of |the |
population |affected |by |a |disease |at |a |specific |point |in |time |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Prevalence
The |number |of |individuals |who |fall |ill |with |a |certain |disease |during |a |defined |period, |divided |
by |the |total |population. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Incidence |rates
example |of |cultural |extinction. |last |wild |Indian |Yahi |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ishi
An |alkaloid |neurotoxin |that |causes |paralysis |by |blocking |acetylcholine |receptors |in |muscle. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-curare
1887 |law |allowing |the |government |to |grant |land |holdings |to |individual |Indians |rather |than |the
|tribes |as |a |whole, |resulting |in |the |breakup |of |reservations |and |loss |of |tribal |lands |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Dawes |Act
economic |and |political |connections |that |tie |the |world's |countries |together |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-world |systems |theory
Fossilized |feces |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-corprolite
*Would |give |patients |a |hallucinogenic |mushroom |called |Amanita |Muscaria. |
*They |would |then |collect |the |urine |from |the |patient |and |drink |it |so |they |would |both |
hallucinate. |
*Then |the |shaman |would |have |visions |on |how |to |cure |the |patient. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
koryak |shaman
Soul |Loss; |Culture |Bound |Syndrome; |heavy |disease |load; |can |carry |a |variety |of |biological |
symptoms; |was |believed |for |al |ing |time |a |way |for |people |to |get |out |of |work. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-susto
, 1. |Environmental: |Ex-Filariasis |and |Malaria.
2. |Demographic: |Population |factors |like |population |density. |Ex-Small |Pox |in |the |new |world |
which |was |far |more |deadly |among |the |Aztecs |(a.k.a. |Cocolitzlo).
3. |Idosyncratic |(Individual): |risks |which |are |particular |to |the |individual...Can |be |behavioral |or |
genetic. |
4. |Cultural: |health |risks |which |directly |relate |to |normative |cultural |behavior. |Ex-Beri |Beri |in |
Thailand, |Prostate |Cancer |in |U..S |(diet |in |red |meat), |Heart |Disease |in |Japan.
Sub-Categories: |
*Incidence |Rate-the |number |of |new |cases |in |a |given |population |each |year. |
*Prevalence |Rate-the |total |number |of |cases |of |a |particular |disease |in |a |given |population |at |a |
given |time. |Ex-Higher |in |U.S. |than |Brazil. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Variables |of |disease |
patterning
population |factors, |how |many |people, |how |densely |populated |examples
eg. |Smallpox |in |the |new |world, |Virgin |Population, |farm |more |virulent |(deadly) |-- |but |enormous
|differences |in |virulence>Aztec |(Cocolitzili) |versus |Native |North |Americans; |believed |to |be |a |
demon |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-demographics
using |evolutionary |models |at |the |population |level |to |mold |pathogens |to |a |more |being |state |of
|coexistence. |
Eg. |wide-spectrum |antibacterials. |
Re-thinking |cost-benefit |analyses. |Eg. |"Nothing |but |nets." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-infectious |
disease
Between |India |and |Africa. |low |resources |hardest |hit |by |malaria. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
origins |of |malaria
Desperate |Supply |& |Selective |Demand:
