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What aspect or our current society could most likely help an epidemic become a pandemic?
We are very mobile, we move from one place to the other freely
Genetically altering a plant so that it has greater resistance to
disease and insect problems would be an example of what?
biotechnology
What kind of impact can biotechnology have on the amount of food that can be
produced per acre in the world?
It would increase
If a doctor prescribes an antibiotic to treat an illness,
what kind of pathogen is likely the cause the illness?
bacteria
What is the primary difference between and
epidemic and a pandemic?
Pandemics occur across much larger areas
What would be the main problem associated with
being the carrier of a disease?
Not knowing you were contagious
Would the HIV AIDS outbreak which has lasted over 30 years, across every
continent be considered an epidemic or pandemic?
pandemic
Why is it so critical to continually be working on new
antibiotics?
Pathogens are becoming resistant to antibiotics over time
Name an ethical consideration associated with the use of GMO’s (Genetically Modified
Organism)?
Long term environmental and human health effects
What will likely happen to the incidence of infection disease in a community as the sanitation level
of that community increases?
decrease
Why are mosquitoes considered vectors for
Malaria?
They cannot get the disease and are necessary for its transmission
What antibiotic was developed from a fungus and has been used to cure many illnesses that could
have led to epidemics?
penicillin
Risk/Benefit analysis, which considers a balance between
benefit and risk is an important consideration in what new area of
scientific investigation?
biotechnology
In a parasitic relationship, the parasite benefits by the
association. How is the host affected in a parasitic
relationship?
Host is negatively affected
Introducing foreign DNA into an organism in order to modify the organism’s DNA is an example
of what?
Genetic engineering
Rabies and Lyme disease are both spread by contact with
animals. What are the animals that are necessary to spread a
disease called?
vectors