Unit 6B Review

What is one thing that Dr. Reed started, that other scientist did not do at that time?

• He observed all of the details in the yellow fever patients and identified symptoms they were having.

• He made sure that each of the volunteers in his experiments were fully aware of all of the risks they were taking.

• He chose random people for the experiments and did not tell them what they were going to be doing in the experiments.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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Yellow fever is SPREAD by ______.

• Microbes

• Mosquitoes

• Contaminated Clothing

• Contaminated Air

Why could Reed and Agramonte not find what kind of germ yellow fever was?

• The MICROBES that they observed were not identifiable.

• It was a VIRUS containing tiny microorganism that were smaller than what the microscope could see.

• The BACTERIA was not showing up in the microscopes.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

True or False: Yellow fever is caused by Mosquitoes.

• True

• False

Which of the following was the most effective in protecting people from yellow fever?

• Finding a cure

• The Vaccine

• Discovering that only female mosquitoes carried yellow fever.

• Discovering the areas where yellow fever thrived.

Why did some mosquito experiments fail, while others did not? Select all that apply.

• Yellow fever cannot be spread by female mosquitoes.

• The disease only lives for 48 hours.

• The disease must be carried for 17 days before it can be transmitted

• The mosquito has to bite the patient within 3 days of the patients infection.

True or False: Yellow fever still affects people today. There is not a cure.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

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According to the article, can female mosquitoes pass the infection on to their offspring?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

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What causes yellow fever to spike in countries today? Select all that apply.

• When countries cannot afford the vaccine.

• Large areas of water

• Trash and puddles in the streets

• When yellow fever is combined with other viruses

According to the Brazil article, why was the government blamed for yellow fever outbreaks?

• They did not approve of the vaccine.

• They were too slow to make a public health response about the vaccine. People did not get vaccinated quick enough.

• They created rumors about the vaccine not working.

• They announced that the vaccine caused lots of side affects.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9