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Endoctor disruptors + Diseases Flashcards

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Pathogens

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Bacteria, virus, fungi, or other microorganism that can spread disease

Salmonella, Typhoid fever, E coli, Hepatitis, Cryptosporidium

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Disease facts

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Infectious disease = pneumonia
Non-transmissible disease = cardiovascular or heart disease
Disease killing the most people = Influenza

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Neurotoxins

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Toxins that impact the nervous system

Methylmercury, lead, tetrodotoxin

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Exotoxins

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Toxins released by bacteria

Botulinum, clostridium

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Dioxin

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POPs that are formed from combustion processes

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Epidemic

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Spread of an infectious disease within a certain area or community

Smallpox, polio

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Pandemic

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Spread of an infectious disease across multiple countries or continents

Coronavirus, swine flu, aids/hiv

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Endemic

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Disease commonly found in one particular area or group

Malaria, chicken pox, syphilis

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mosquito diseases

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Malaria
Zika
West Nile Virus

Avian Flu: Its from birds

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Bacterial Dieases

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Tuberculosis
Dysentery
Hepatitis
Cholera
Staph
Shigellosis

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Others

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Influenza
SARS
MERS
Respiratory conditions - pneumonia, asthma
Mesothelioma
Norovirus
Minamata Disease

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Dose Responce curve

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A curve that shows the effects of a substance on animals based on 50 people

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Dose responce curve

A - Toxicity Threshold

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Lowest dose where an effect starts to occur

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B - ED50

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dose of a toxin that causes a specified or desired effect in 50% of the population being tested

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C - TD50

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dose of a toxin that causes a non-lethal effect in 50% of the population being tested

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D - LD50

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Maximum dose of a chemical that is lethal to 50% of the population of a particular species

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Dose Math facts

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To determine max allowable levels for humans, we usually divide LD50 or ED50 dose concentration by 1,000 for extreme caution

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