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15 Cards in this Set
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Biological Agent that causes TB, Pneumonia, Cholera |
Bacterial Diseases |
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Biological Agent that causes Smallpox, Chicken Pox, AIDS, Influenza, Polio |
Viral Diseases |
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Biological Agent that causes Giardia, Amoebic Dysentery, Malaria |
Protist Diseases |
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What does POP stand for? |
Persistent Organic Poison |
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What does HAA stand for? |
Hormonally Active Agents |
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What does MDR-TB stand for? |
Multi-Drug-Resitant Tuberculosis |
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What biological hazard causes birth defects? |
Tereatogens |
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What biological hazard can lead to cancer? |
Carcinogens |
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What biological hazard bioaccumulates with potential significant impacts on health and the environment? |
POP's |
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What biological hazard act like hormones or block the effect of hormones? |
HAA's |
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Amount of toxin that kills half the test population in a certain time |
LD-50 |
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Concentration of toxin in air/water that kills half of a test population in a certain time |
LC-50 |
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Amount of toxin that causes a specific effect in 1/2 of the test population |
ED-50 |
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What are the basics of the Minamata Incident? |
Methyl mercury got into the water because of Chisso and caused victims to have the mercury poisoning. |
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Who is Rachel Carson and why was she famous? |
Biologist Rachel Carson alerted the world to the environmental impact of fertilizers and pesticides. Her best-known book, Silent Spring, led to a presidential commission that largely endorsed her findings and helped to shape a growing environmental consciousness. Carson died of cancer in 1964 and is remembered as an early activist who worked to preserve the world for future generations. |
