Lymphatics Webquest

10.3.2 Lymphatics web quest

Instructions: This is an honors level course. Answer all questions fully using complete sentences. If you want full credit, please provide plenty of details.

Suggested site- www.cdc.gov, feel free to use other reliable sites as well.

1. What animal can transmit Cryptococcus?

Bird species tend to transmit Cryptococcus. Especially in old pigeon feces and bat guano.

2. Can dogs and cats get Cryptococcus?

Any animal is susceptible to getting Cryptococcus, even dogs and cats.

3. What is the infectious agent for Bubonic Plague?

The infectious agent for Bubonic Plague is basterium Yersinia Pestis.

4. By how much was the world population reduced during the Plague pandemic?

The world population reduced an estimated 450 million during the Plague pandemic.

5. What year (within the past 100 years) did the world experience a flu pandemic?

In 1918, also known as the Spanish Flu.

6. What are 3 symptoms of chikungunya fever?

3 symptoms of chikungunya fever are fever, headache, and vomiting.

7. What bacterium causes Lyme’s disease?

Borrelia burgdorferi is the bacterium that cuases Lyme’s disease.

8. What is ‘erythema migrans?’

Erythema migrans refers to the rash often seen in the early stages of Lyme disease. It’s an actual skin infection with Borrelia burgdorferi. It is also the only manifestation of Lymes disease that allows clinical diagnosis in the absence of laboratory confirmation.

9. Find a disease transmitted by rabbits and list 2 symptoms.

Tularemia is a disease transmitted by rabbits. Symptoms are fever and diarrhea.

10. What are symptoms of guinea worm disease?

Symptoms of guinea worm disease include fever, swelling and pain in the area that the worm is about to come out of.

11. How long can a guinea worm grow?

A guinea worm can grow up to 2-3 feet in length.

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