Anatomy

Lymphatics web quest

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

1. What animal can transmit Cryptococcus? It can be found in the droppings of birds such as pigeons.

2. Can dogs and cats get Cryptococcus? Yes

3. What is the infectious agent for Bubonic Plague? Yersinia Pestis

4. By how much was the world population reduced during the Plague pandemic? an estimated 450 million to between 350 and 375 million in the 14th century

5. What year (within the past 100 years) did the world experience a flu pandemic? 1918

6. What are 3 symptoms of chikungunya fever? Head ache and joint pain, vomiting, and fever

7. What bacterium causes Lyme’s disease? Borrelia

8. What is ‘erythema migrans?’ It is the rash often occurring with Lyme Disease

9. Find a disease transmitted by rabbits and list 2 symptoms. Tularemia, seating and fever

10. What are symptoms of guinea worm disease? The symptoms occur when the worms start to come out of the skin, including fever and swelling of the worm site.

11. How long can a guinea worm grow? Adults can be 2-3 feet long and about as big as a cooked spaghetti noodle

12. Describe lymphocytic filariasis. A parasitic disease caused by the African eye worm, a tiny worm that lives in the human lymph system.

13. On what day of the year does world TB day occur? March 24

14. How do seasonal, avian, and pandemic flu outbreaks differ?

15. What childhood diseases does the CDC recommend children to be vaccinated against?

16. Find one type of cancer caused by a virus.

17. What is the cause of rheumatic fever?

18. List 1 disease caused by a fungus.

19. What is a telltale symptom of whooping cough?