pandemics

Question 1

what is an epidemic

Answer 1

rapid spread of disease within a population in a short period of time

Question 2

what is a pandemic

Answer 2

epidemic that has spread across a large region or worldwide

Question 3

why did some survive pandemic

Answer 3

Survivors carried mutations that boosted their immune systems

Question 4

what were the costs of being immune to pandemic viruses

Answer 4

associated with high risk of autoimmune diseases today: Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis

Question 5

what was the cause of covid

Answer 5

Caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Question 6

where was the first known case of covid

Answer 6

Wuhan China in Dec. 2019

Question 7

initially how many did each infected person with covid infect

Answer 7

2.4-3.4 others

Question 8

how many people spread covid with no symptoms

Answer 8

1/3

Question 9

what % of people with covid had mild to moderate symptoms

Answer 9

81%
up to mild pneumonia

Question 10

what % of people with covid had severe symptoms

Answer 10

14%
shortness of breath and hypoxia

Question 11

what % of people with covid were critical

Answer 11

5%
respiratory failure requiring ICU admission; 30-46% die

Question 12

when were people with covid symptomatic

Answer 12

on day 4-5

Question 13

when were people with covid infectious

Answer 13

on days 1-4

Question 14

what was the omicron variant

Answer 14

less severe disease than Delta but more contagious

Question 15

what was special about the omicron variant

Answer 15

evades antibodies from vaccinations & prior infection

Question 16

how to bypass misinformation

Answer 16

find reliable sources of information
learn to read and interpret data

Question 17

how many death did the covid vaccine prevent

Answer 17

14-20 million
90,000 - 150,000 in canada

Question 18

what % are adults less likely to be infected with covid after getting the mRNA vaccine

Answer 18

58%

Question 19

what % are adults less likely to be hospitalized with covid

Answer 19

24-92%

Question 20

what are vaccines not as effective at fighting

Answer 20

omicron

Question 21

what % of canadians suffer from long covid

Answer 21

15%

Question 22

is there lifetime immunity with vaccines

Answer 22

no

Question 23

what effective measures should we take against covid

Answer 23

stay home and isolate
improving indoor ventilation
school closures initially but not now
social distancing initially

Question 24

what is the difference between misinformation and disinformation

Answer 24

False ormisleading and inadvertently shared (misinformation) or deliberately created orshared (disinformation)

Question 25

how many more canadian would have been vaccinated if it weren't for misinformation

Answer 25

2.3 mill

Question 26

how many fewer cases would there have been if it weren't for misinformation

Answer 26

198,000

Question 27

how many fewer hospitalizations would there have been if it weren't for misinformation

Answer 27

13,000

Question 28

what does the dna sequence on chromosome 3 do to your susceptibility to covid

Answer 28

60% increased hospitalization by covid

Question 29

what do the same genes that make you more susceptible to covid provide protection against

Answer 29

HIV and smallpox

Question 30

what % of people get covid but are asymptomatic

Answer 30

20%

Question 31

why do some people not get symptoms and what does it tell them about their immune system

Answer 31

a single mutation allows T cells to recognize covid virus even if never encountering it covid is similar to the common cold virus so asymptomatic people don't have a refined immune system to identify the difference between covid and a cold