vibrios and climate change Flashcards
1
Q
El nino
A
disruption of clean atmosphere system every few years starting in decemeber
2
Q
el nino caused by
A
warming of water in w.america- changes weather patterns- the more extreme the weather
3
Q
the more extreme the weather
A
the more disease
4
Q
by understanding climate change
A
we can predict when the next outbreak will occur and what strain it all be
5
Q
understanding climate change example
A
Rettung models which actively predict cholera
6
Q
if we can predict the next epidemic
A
change resources, antibiotics, prophylaxis
7
Q
which disease are the most studied with climate change
A
vector born diseases
8
Q
why do vibrio infections increase when the waters warm
A
- algal bloom
- increase in zooplankton (copepods)
- increase in bacteria
- bacteria adhere to copepods
- water reaches land and is consumed
- more disease
9
Q
three types of vibrio
A
cholera, vulnificus, parahaemolyticus
10
Q
vulificus
A
necrotising fasciitis- 95% of all seafood related deaths
