Disease, Blood type, and MORE!!! Flashcards
Many diseases that are caused by germs
are infectious, which means….
They can be spread
List 3 ways infectious diseases
are spread
- Air
- Person to person
- Water
Draw a graph that represents how an infectious
disease was spread in our class.
It kept going higher
Draw a graph that represents how an
infectious disease is spread in a
real life poulation
It would go up, reach a peak
then go down
Draw a graph that represents
how our classes disease
would have if we did 10 days insted
of three
It would have gone up to a peak, and
then have leveled out
What chould people do to prevent spreading
of an infecious disease spread
through saliva?
- This is for all people:
- Wear masks
- Stay home
- NO KISSING
Epidemiologists are scientists that…
…Study the disease and try to find
the sorce.
What is a carrier?
A person who looks/feals
fine, but has the disease
Who was the carrier in this activity?
How did you know?
Ed was the carrier.
We had him tested because he
had no symptioms.
Why might carriers be more likely to spread a
disease than sick people?
They feel like they don’t have to do safety
percations, because they feel fine.
What is a vector?
An animal carrier (but they might have
the disease, too)
What was the vector for the bubonic plague?
Black rats.
Before people knew how the plague was
spread, what did officals do to try and
stop the spread?
Quarentine
After people knew how the bubonic plague was
spread, what did official do to try and stop it?
Kill the rats
What is the vector for malaria?
Moskitos