biological hazards

Question 1

Bio hazards def

Answer 1

involves the spread of micro organisims, plants, insects and animal pests

Question 2

disease

Answer 2

illness or sickness characterised by specific signs or symptoms

Question 3

infectious disease

Answer 3

something which can be caught by another ; spread by a pathogen

Question 4

pathogen

Answer 4

an organism which causes disease

Question 5

communicable

Answer 5

can be spread between people

Question 6

contagious

Answer 6

spreads directly between people

Question 7

non contagious

Answer 7

spreads via a vector

Question 8

vectors

Answer 8

living organisms that can transmit infectious diseases between humans or from animals to animals eg ticks, frogs, fleas

Question 9

climate effecting disease

Answer 9

temperature, rainfall and humidity influence habitats of disease vectors
a number of diseases spread by mosquitos are endemic in tropical regions

Question 10

relief effecting disease

Answer 10

the influence of altitude on temperatures and rainfall patterns also impact the habitats of disease vectors [low lying areas are more susesptible]

Question 11

water sources effecting disease

Answer 11

stagnant [no movement] water affects prevelance of water borne diseases

Question 12

climate factors causing malaria

Answer 12

rainfall - abundance of aquatic habitats
temperature - temps between 18-40
relative humidity - humidity over 60%

Question 13

malaria managment techniques

Answer 13

+ test, treat, track
+ insecticide treated nets
+ indoor residual spraying
+ anti malaria drugs during pregnancy
+ drugs that prevent malaria
+ drugs that treat malaria

Question 14

global scale response to malaria

Answer 14

+ RBM [roll back malaria] partnership to end malaria involves over 500 organisations including UNICEF + WHO
+ $2.7bill provided [estimated 5bill needed]
+ WHO estimates since 2000 7 mill deaths and one bill new infections averted
+ nets are now more common with 50% with access in 2018 compared to 29% in 2010

Question 15

Indonesia national scale response

Answer 15

+ from gov + WHO
+ managment began in 1959 [spraying of DDT]
+ roll back malaria program, crush malaria policy in 2000
+ GIS tech [mapping cases]
+ Covid interrupted efforts
+ goal of eradication by 2030

Question 16

indonesia - local scale response [surf aid response]

Answer 16

• found in 2000 by group of concerned surfers
• non for profit org w aim to increase health, wellbeing and sanitation of ppl in remote villages in surfing locations
• operates malaria free mentawai program with goal to decrease malaria through clinics and more knowledge and skills
• in worst effected areas 1/4 die from preventable and treatable diseases
• delivered 60,000 nets to 300 villages