9/14/2022 Homework #5: Marine/Ocean: Cholera!

What is the closest to the official definition of Epidemiology from the CDC?

• Science of looking at health of individuals

• Study of distribution and determinants of health-related states among specified individuals

• Study of distribution and determinants of health-related states among specified populations

• Study of distribution and determinants of health-related states in order to form treatment options for populations

Who is considered the father of epidemiology?

• Edward Jenner

• Jonas Salk

• John Snow

• Hippocrates

Which disease did Dr John Snow help stop the spread of?

• Malaria

• Cholera

• Dengue

• COVID-19

What actually caused cholera?

• Dirty streets

• Overcrowding

• Contaminated water

• Poor living conditions

When was cholera identified as a water-borne disease?

• 1840s

• 1850s

• 1860s

• 1870s

Cholera symptoms include

• paralysis, fever, aching muscles

• rash, high fever, headache

• diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, dehydration

• boils, cellulitis

All diseases are caused by pathogens.  Fact or Fiction?

• Fact
• Fiction

Pathogens can be spread by drinking contaminated water or eating raw or undercooked food.

• Yes, this is true

• No, this is not true

In miasma theory, what was thought to cause disease?

• Dirty Water

• Germs on hands

• Germs from the morgue

• Poisonous vapour

The best way to prevent cholera is

• Cook your food.

• Access to clean water.

• Decrease the population.

• Increase technology.