DVD immunology questions – Flashcards
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Ebola Fever
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In the movie's prologue, what is the disease that Dr. Don Francis discovers in the congo?
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Epidemiologist
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What type of public health professional was Dr. Don Francis?
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The tedious process of gathering information in the field using the real world--interviewing patient, families; collecting data
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what did the public health professionals mean by "shoe leather epidemiology"
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in the bath houses in San Francisco, CA
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Where did most of the sexual liaisons take place?
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GRID--gay-related immune deficiency
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What acronym was originally given to the AIDs virus?
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Kaposi sarcoma
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What is the name of the dark skin lesions that many AIDS patients were developing?
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Doctor Robert Gallo
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Who was the researcher who discovered the first retrovirus?
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What he is saying is: When doctors start acting like people who are more concerned with money, who will care for and treat patients?
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What do you think was meant by the boardroom question, "when doctors start acting like businessmen, who can the people turn to for doctors?"
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- It was seen as a "gay" disease - Priority in earmarking large sums of government money to the department of defense - Most people if not all did not realize the epidemic potential
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Why was it so difficult to get federal funding for AIDS research in the early years?
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1.) unknown to how AIDS was transmitted 2.) Blood banks became infected 3.) Long latency period during which the disease could be transmitted to others - lack of federal funding for research and testing
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Give at least 4 reasons why the AIDS virus spread so quickly
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Pasteur Institue in Paris, France
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What is the name of the research clinic that was responsible for the definitive identification of the AIDS virus
