Ch 17 Flashcards
Mycobacterium is the caustive agent of …
Tb (tuberculosis)
group of chemicals misused in agriculture and industry.
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Less commonly known as Bisphenol A with formula C15H16O2
BPA
Carcinogen composed of six carbons in a planar ring structure
Benzene
How is cholera transmitted?
Through drinking/eating food or water contaminated by the feces of an infected person.
-Common in street food/shellfish in undeveloped countries
Carcinogen most dangerous when inhaled composed of long and thin fibrous crystals
Asbestos
A chemical element that found in minerals and soil that can be consumed through drinking water
Arsenic
Herbicide used to prevent broadleaf weeds in crops with chemical formula C8H14ClN5
Atrazine
Small organic Industrial chemical that can cause irritation, headache, confusion, and even death
Benzene
A chemical element found in the air in small quantities as a result of volcanoes
Arsenic
Chemical Formula: HNOv2
Nitrous acid
Highly corrosive, can cause dental erosion, delayed pulmonary edema
Nitrous acid
Created through the burning of plastics and transmitted through the intake of animal fats, meat, dairy products, fish, and shellfish
Dioxins
An industrial chemical used to make plastics and resins, such as containers for storing food and beverages, since the 1960s
BPA
A colorless, flammable, strong smelling chemical used in building materials(CH20)
Formaldehyde
What is the chemical or pathogen of cholera?
Bacteria called vivero colore.
Amphibians and mammals are vulnerable to the exposure of this herbicide
Atrazine
Respiratory droplet from cough, sneeze, split
Pneumonia (transmission)
Hazardous substance that many people believe is found in pencils.
Lead
Hazardous substance that was used in thermometers and used to line hats
Mercury
Transmitted primarily through Aedes Mosquitoes
Zika Virus
naturally occurring radioactive gas which may be found in high concentrations in indoor environments, such as homes and workplaces
Radon
concentration indoors can easily be measured with a small passive detector in your basement
Radon
What are the most common effects of cholera?
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Dehydration
Type of coronavirus first discovered in China in November of 2002
SARS
radioactive gas that has no smell, color or taste
Radon
Bacteria from fungi and virus (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, gram-negative bacilli, and Staphylococcus aureus)
Pneumonia (pathogen)
The crisis with drinking water in Flint Michigan was caused by this substance
Lead
A bite from an infected flea or exposure through a break in the skin.
How does the Bubonic Plague spread?
Group of endocrine disruptors, found as contaminants of food sources.
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
This category of compounds is capable of biomagnification in food chains and resistant to biodegradation.
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
A pathogen which spreads through animals like camels but not much between humans
MERS
H: lung inflammation, cough, fever, or death
E: animals’ lungs affected, population endangerment
Pneumonia (Effect on environment and humans)
Inhalation of vinyl chloride polymers such as DEHP found in common plastics.
Polyvinyl Chloride (causes)
Polychlorinated biphenyls. Clear to yellow in color and very oily liquids/solids.
PCBs
Used commonly in plastics, oils in motors, hydraulic fluids and heat transfer fluids.
PCBs
Chemical Formula: C12H10−xClx
PCBs
Chemical Formula: HNOv2
Nitrous acid
Is spread though the bite infected female mosquitoes and causes high fevers
Malaria
Useful for converting amines into diazonium compounds, can make azo dyes
Nitrous acid
Dark hazardous metal that can contaminate drinking water through eroded piping.
Lead
A chemical that is a major part of gasoline and is widely used in industries
Benzene
Environmental impacts include harming bird species and lizard species
Malaria
Human health impacts include cancer, damage to the immune system, cause developmental and reproductive problems and interfere with hormones
Dioxins
Single-stranded RNA virus from the genus flavivirus
Zika Virus
Common symptoms of SARS
Fever, cough, pneumonia, respiratory failure
How is SARS transmitted?
airborne droplets from infected people through sneezing, coughing and talking
contains dangerous chemical additives including phthalates, lead, cadmium, and/or organotins, which can be toxic
polyvinyl chloride
Virus that started in Saudi Arabia which causes coughing, fever, and shortness of breath
MERS
Made of fibrous crystals. It is often used to insulate materials
Asbestos
Belongs to the Paramyxoviridae family and Newborns, immunocompromised individuals, non-vaccinated individuals are most susceptible to it.
Measles
Small raised bumps may appear on top of the flat red spots. The numerous spots combine to create an overall red appearance to the entire body.
Measles
A pesticide no longer in use in the USA. Transmitted through ingestion, touch, or inhalation. Found in meat, fish, and dairy products because of contaminated soil or water.
DDT
A chemical that is emitted from plywood, upholstery, adhesives, and insulation.
Formaldehyde
Workers such as industrial workers exposed to high levels of this chemical are susceptible to cancer, eye, throat, and skin irritation.
Formaldehyde
A colorless, tasteless, and odorless insecticide no longer used in agriculture in the USA.
DDT
An infection where symptoms include: diarrhea, Fever, Chills, Vomiting, body ache, boils on the body, or even death
Bubonic Plague
What is the pathogen of the Bubonic Plague?
Yersinia Pestis parasite
Related hazardous chemicals are DDD and DDE.
DDT
Inhalation of vinyl chloride polymers such as DEHP found in common plastics.
Polyvinyl Chloride
Symptoms can range from being asymptomatic, to mild respiratory systems, to severe acute respiratory diseases- including death
MERS
Hazardous liquidus metal that can evaporate at room temperature leading to inhalation.
Mercury
Transmitted when a mosquito feeds on an infected bird and then bites a human
West Nile Virus
This virus belongs to the genus Flavivirus [Japanese encephalitis serogroup]
West Nile Virus
It is an enveloped positive-stranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus
West Nile Virus
What pandemic is known for it’s most common symptom of coughing blood?
Tb (tuberculosis)
Known for attacking the lungs but can attack any part of the body such as spine, brain, and kidney.
Tb (tuberculosis)
What virus is known for it’s abililty to cause Microcephaly (birth defect in which the head of the baby is smaller the normal)?
Zika
Mimics the structure and function of estrogen, influencing bodily processes such as fetal development, reproduction, growth, and cell repair
BPA
After this hazardous liquidus metal evaporates and is inhaled it can cause paralysis, sleep disorders, and agitation.
Mercury
What are the long term effects of polyvinyl chloride(PVC) exposure?
Could result in vinyl chloride disease.
