Exotics Intro

Question 1

CITES

Answer 1

Convention of international trade of endangered species

Question 2

What is the purpose of CITES?

Answer 2

Ensures that the use of the exotic animals doesn’t threaten their survival in the wild

Question 3

The largest illegal trade.

Answer 3

Narcotics

Question 4

What is the concern with exotic species?

Answer 4

The release of exotics into unnatural habitats

Question 5

Causative agents of zoonotic diseases.

Answer 5

Bacteria, fungus, virus, protozoan, parasites

Question 6

How are zoonotic diseases spread?

Answer 6

Direct contact, inhalation, exposure, bodily fluids etc

Question 7

Who is at a large risk for zoonotic diseases?

Answer 7

Children, elderly and those who work with exotics

Question 8

A disease causing agents

Answer 8

Pathogens

Question 9

A virus that mutates which can become drug resistant.

Answer 9

Super infections

Question 10

WHO

Answer 10

World health organization

Question 11

CDC

Answer 11

Center for disease control and prevention

Question 12

NIH

Answer 12

National institute of Health

Question 13

Amount of death in a population

Answer 13

Mortality

Question 14

Amount of sickness in a population

Answer 14

Morbidity

Question 15

Reaches world wide.

Answer 15

Pandemic

Question 16

Stays within a country/territory

Answer 16

Epidemic

Question 17

Three types of plague?

Answer 17

Septicemic, bubonic, pneumonic

Question 18

What color is gram negative bacteria stained?

Answer 18

Pink

Question 19

When does the intestinal infection start after ingesting salmonella?

Answer 19

6-72 hours after ingestion

Question 20

Foreign, unusual, different

Answer 20

Exotic