Human plague etiology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

human plague: etiology correct answers Yersinia pestis US zoonoses by prevalence correct answers brucellosis = tularemia (type A - one of the most infectious bacteria) >> plague Yersinia pestis: microbial characteristics, culture conditions correct answers GNR, facultative anaerobe, BIPOLAR STAINING (tips darker than the rest); grows on standard culture (in 2 days) Dx: GNR with dark tips correct answers Yersinia pestis Y. pestis: diseases caused correct answers bubonic, septice...

NR442 - Community Health Exam 1 Population - ANS A group of people having common personal or environmental characteristics May also refer to all of the people in a defined community Aggregate - ANS Subgroups or sub-populations that have some common characteristics or concerns Community Definition - ANS A collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity of belonging 3 defining factors: peo...

NR 442 Exam 1 Powerpoints Public Health The Mission - ANS Social justice, which entitles all people to basic necessities such as income, health protection and accepts collective burden to make it possible. Winslow's definition of public health - ANS the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals prevent prolong Pro...

PSY 4500 EXAM 1 According to the text, complete health involves which three domains? A) physical, psychological, physiological B) emotional, physical, social C) physical, psychological, social D) physical, economic, social The belief that disease was caused by microscopic organisms and should be treated by surgery and immunization was a product of: A) the Middle Ages. B) the nineteenth century. C) the Renaissance. D) the 21st century. The scientific study of the causes or origins...

Emergency Nursing Practice 79 Questions with Verified Answers The client diagnosed with hypovolemic shock has a BP of 100/60. Fifteen minutes later the BP is 88/64. How much narrowing of the client's pulse pressure has occurred between the two readings? - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: 16 mmHg pulse pressure The pulse pressure is the systolic BP minus the diastolic BP. 100 - 60 = 40 mmHg pulse pressure in first BP reading 88 - 64 = 24 mmHg pulse pressure in second reading 40 - 24 = 16 mmHg pul...

Test Bank for Prescott's Microbiology, 12th Edition by JoanneWilleyPrescott's Microbiology, 12e (Willey) Chapter 1 The Evolution of Microorganisms and Microbiology 1) Archaea are cellular organisms that have unique cell membrane . Answer: lipids Topic: Archaea Bloom's/Accessibility: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure and Function ASM Objective: 02.03 Bacteria and Archaea have specialized structures (e.g. flagella, endospores, and pili) that often confer c...

PUBH 302 final- Galloway QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWER Define public health - CORRECT ANSWER-actions that society takes collectively to ensure that the conditions in which people can be healthy can occur Define the "Ps" of public health - CORRECT ANSWER-Prevention Protection Promotion Prolonging Product safety Physical, social, economical environments (Big) Picture Populations define prevention - CORRECT ANSWER-practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and inj...

Germ theory of disease - answer-linked microorganisms to the causation of disease - debunked the theory of spontaneous generation Miasma - answer-Airborne toxic vapor composed of malodorous particles from decomposing fetid materials that people thought caused diseases in the middle ages to the 1800's Necessary cause - answer-A factor whose presence is required for the occurrence of the event Sufficient cause - answer-a cause that is sufficient by itself to produce the effect Suffici...

REHS exam 1. A factor or agent which increases the risk of cancer is known as a a. teratogen b. mutagen c. carcinogen d. fomite - ANS carcinogen;2. The four major causes of death among all age groups of Americans include all of the following except. a. homicide b. accidents c. malignant neoplasms d. heart disease - ANS homicide;3. In recent years, the largest number of rabies cases were associated with a. skunks b. bats c. dogs d. raccons. - ANS skunks;4. Asbes...

Latest Epidemiology Final Exam The Scientific Method - ANS Techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. Consists of the collection of data through observation and/or experimentation, and the formulation of hypotheses which are testable and open to falsification. Utilizes methods to minimize or eliminate bias in data collection and analysis. Requires one to document, archive and share all data and...