Fieldcraft 3 Exam 2024 | Fieldcraft 3
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Animals, including ticks, spiders, mites and other insects as well as
crustaceans such as shrimp, lobster and crabs -ANSWER-arthropods
Describe an arthropod that transports a disease-causing organism, or
pathogen, from one host to another. -ANSWER-vector
Toxin produced by some animals, such as scorpions, spiders and
snakes. -ANSWER-venom
The injection of poisonous materials by bites or stings of arthropods or
snakes -ANSWER-envenomation
What is passive transmission -ANSWER-or mechanical transmission
-arthropod carries pathogen from one host to another
Types of passive (mechanical) transmission -ANSWER-Filth flies and
cockroaches
-act as a "Taxi Service" carrying fecal matter and other pathogens on
their legs, feet, and mouthparts
What is active transmission -ANSWER-or biological transmission
-disease causing agent undergoes some changed in the body of
arthropod
4 types of active transmission -ANSWER-inoculation
-vector injects pathogen into host with its saliva
,Fecal contamination
-vector defecated into wound on host
Regurgitation
-vector vomits pathogen into host while feeding
Crushing
-vector is smashed into skin on host (wiping off a dead bug rubs
pathogen into skin)
Prevention
-DEET to skin
-permethrin to clothes
-lose long sleeves
-destroying mosquito habitats
What are the 4 diseases from mosquitos -ANSWER--malaria
,-dengue fever
-yellow fever
-encephalitis
Malaria
-what is it
-sign/symptom
-treatment -ANSWER-what is it
-bite of malaria-infected female mosquito
-chloroquine is standard antimalaria medication
Sign/symptom
-time between inoculation and appearance of symptoms is 7-30 days
-fever with alternating chills
-headache
-muscle aches
-sweats
-abd pain with diarrhea
Treatment
-chemoprophylaxis
-avoid mosquito bites
Dengue fever
-what is it
-treatment -ANSWER-what is it
-aedes mosquito
-viral disease
Treatment
-supportive treatment
-chemoprophylaxis
, -avoid mosquito bites
Yellow fever
-what is it
-prevention
-treatment -ANSWER-what is it
-aedes mosquito
-viral disease
Prevention
-immunized with yellow fever vaccine before deployment to endemic
areas
-boosters every 10 years
Encephalitis
-what is it
-sign/symptom
-treatment -ANSWER-what is it
-aedes and culex mosquitos
-several forms of viral disease
-West Nile Virus (WNV)
-St Louis encephalitis
-Japanese B encephalitis
-California encephalitis
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