Lecture 6 Flashcards
Question 1: What are the key aspects investigated in the documentary “Under Our Skin”?
Answer 1: The documentary investigates the Lyme disease epidemic and the negligent health care system.
Question 2: Why is Lyme disease challenging to diagnose?
Answer 2: Lyme disease is challenging to diagnose, leading to many undiagnosed or misdiagnosed cases.
Question 3: What are some ailments associated with Lyme disease?
Answer 3: Ailments linked to Lyme disease include chronic fatigue, depression, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis (MS), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Question 4: How does ignorance within the healthcare system impact Lyme disease patients?
Answer 4: Ignorance within the healthcare system can lead to permanent disabilities for Lyme disease patients.
Question 5: How is Lyme disease transmitted to humans?
Answer 5: Lyme disease is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks and may cause symptoms like fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash.
Question 6: What factors contribute to the spread of Lyme disease?
Answer 6: Factors such as warmer temperatures and animal hosts contribute to the spread of Lyme disease.
Question 7: What are some issues surrounding Lyme disease, particularly before 2006?
Answer 7: Before 2006, Lyme disease had relatively low impact, and there were issues related to vaccine development and financial interests.
Question 8: When did Lyme disease cases initially appear, and which groups were affected?
Answer 8: Lyme disease cases initially appeared in children and older adults.
Question 9: When did Lyme disease become a notifiable disease in Canada, and who monitors it?
Answer 9: Lyme disease became a notifiable disease in Canada in 2009 and is monitored by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
Question 10: What are some examples of Lyme disease cases featured in the documentary?
Answer 10: The documentary presents cases such as Jordan’s struggle to get a diagnosis, Amy Tan’s misdiagnosis leading to disability, and Mandy Hughes suffering neurological damage due to an undiagnosed Lyme infection.
Question 11: What cognitive problems can Lyme disease cause?
Answer 11: Lyme disease can produce cognitive problems, including memory loss.
Question 12: Is Lyme disease considered rare or common, and how does it compare to AIDS in prevalence?
Answer 12: Lyme disease is often considered rare, but it is more prevalent than AIDS today.
Question 13: What are some major challenges related to Lyme disease?
Answer 13: Challenges include identifying those with Lyme, effective and prompt treatment, and the high cost of treatment, especially in later stages.
Question 14: How has the medical community’s understanding of Lyme disease evolved?
Answer 14: The medical community’s understanding of Lyme disease has evolved from initially considering it as only an acute disease characterized by a bite to recognizing it as a chronic disease with various symptoms.
Question 15: What ecological changes are contributing to the spread of diseases like Lyme?
Answer 15: Ecological changes, such as species extinction, a warming climate, jet travel, human expansion into wildlife areas, and ticks carrying multiple organisms, contribute to the spread of diseases like Lyme.
