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What observations led Dr. Semmelweis to propose handwashing? (choose all correct
answers) - Correct Answers -Doctors who cut themselves during dissection got a fever
Women who were attended by doctors during childbirth often got fevers
According to the video, why did some doctors resist the idea of handwashing when Dr.
Semmelweis proposed it? - Correct Answers -They didn't like the insinuation that they
were "dirty"
True or false: Soap molecules break up viral envelopes by slipping in between the lipid
molecules in the envelope, causing the envelope to destabilize. - Correct Answers -True
True or false: Hand sanitizer contains molecules that have the same basic structure as
soap molecules, so they can break up viral envelopes pretty much in the same way
soap molecules do. - Correct Answers -False
You see a hand sanitizer for sale that advertises it contains 70% isopropyl alcohol.
Would you expect this sanitizer be effective against enveloped viruses? - Correct
Answers -yes
True or false: One advantage of hand sanitizer is that it's easy to carry it around with
you to places where you might not have access to a sink. - Correct Answers -True
True or false: If you're dealing with an unenveloped virus like some of the ones that
cause the common cold, the best way to deal with them is to use hand sanitizer first and
then do a soap and water wash. - Correct Answers -True
Although the CDC says the reservoir of Ebola virus is not known, what do scientists
suspect is the natural reservoir of Ebola? - Correct Answers -fruit bats
What type of pathogen causes Ebola disease? - Correct Answers -RNA virus
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