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toxicology

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the study of the adverse effects of chemical, physical or biological agents on living organisms and the ecosystem

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toxic chemical dangers

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allergens, immune system depressants, neurotoxins, mutagens, teratogens, carcinogens

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arsenic uses

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wood preservative

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lead uses

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batteries, solder, ammunition

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mercury uses

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manometers, amalgams, switches

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vinyl chlodride uses

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intermediate used for polymer polyvinyl chloride

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polychlorinated biphenyls uses

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coolant fluids (banned in 1979(

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benzene uses

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component of gasoline

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cadmium uses

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batteries, electroplating

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DDT uses

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insecticide (banned in 1972)

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Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR): Substance Priority List

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arsenic, lead, mercury, vinyl chloride, polychlorinated biphenyls, benzene, cadmium, DDT

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routes of exposure

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inhalation, ingestion, dermal

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“the dose makes the poison”

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Paracelsus

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what does a high number of revertants mean during an ames test?

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the substance
being tested causes mutations

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what are the axes of a dose response curve?

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x axis: dose
y axis: number of individuals first responding

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what does a dose response curve show?

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the dose at which people begin to respond to a toxin

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what is an LD 50

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lethal dose 50% - the dose at which 50% of recipients die

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risk

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exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance

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what to consider when setting standards for environmental toxins

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  • combined effects of exposure to many different sources of damage
  • different sensitivities of members of the population
  • effects of chronic and acute exposures
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what is the foremost cause of death worldwide?

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infectious diseases

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how much have deaths from infectious diseases increased since 1980?

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58%

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ebola

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vector: virus
symptoms: muscle pain, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, severe bleeding, bruising

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spanish flu

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vector: virus
- overcrowding and unsanitary conditions, killed a large number of healthy adults

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HIV

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vector: virus
- leads to AIDS, can take up to 10 yrs to show symptoms

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Hepatitis C

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vector: virus, transmitted through blood
symptoms: abdominal pain, jaundice, liver failure and death

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Hantavirus

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vector: virus, aerosolized rodent feces
symptoms: fluid buildup in the lungs

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Legionella- legionnaires disease

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vector: bacteria, inhaling contaminated, aerosolized water from cooling and plumbing systems
symptoms: serious pnemonia

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E. coli O157:H7 - shiga toxin producing

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vector: bacteria, undercooked beef
symptoms: hemolytic uremic syndrome, destruction of red blood cells, causes kidney failure

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Lyme disease

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vector: bacteria, borrelia burgdorfeli, mice and deer are reservoir hosts
symptoms: fever, rash, facial paralysis, arthritis, depression, and anxiety

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Heliobacter pylori

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vector: bacteria, live in the lesions in your stomach, in milk and meat
symptoms: ulcers

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MRSA- Methicillin resistant Staphlococcus aureus

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vector: bacteria, resistant to commonly used antibiotics
symptoms: skin infections, can lead to blood or organ infections, sepsis

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Cholera

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vector: bacteria, vibrio cholerae (serotype 0139)
symptoms: diarrhea, dehydration, fever

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Tuberculosis

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vector: bacteria
symptoms: fever, a persistent cough that produces a bloody phlem, 80% death rate without treatment

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Streptococcus Group A

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vector: bacteria
symptoms: necrotizing “flesh-eating”

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Cryptosporidium

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vector: water-borne parasite, resistant to chlorine
- highly infectious, 10 oocyts can cause illness

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Malaria

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vector: plasmodium parasite
symptoms: anemia, jaundice, loss of red blood cells

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Schistosomiasis

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vector: larval forms of the parasite released by snails
symptoms: fever, chills, cough, muscle aches, 25% mortality without treatment

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dengue fever

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vector: virus, transmitted by mosquito
symptoms: bone crushing fever

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influenza

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  • virus
  • 20,000 deaths annually
  • 30 pandemics
40
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What are the two ways antibiotic resistance spreads?

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  • mutation and selection create drug-resistant strains
  • conjugation transfers drug resistance from one strain to another

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