Chapter 18: Environmental Hazards and
Human Health
Reading Guideline, 15th Edition
Identify the following. Be as
specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as
appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the term.
Case Study: Global HIV/AIDS
Epidemic
1)
How
is the virus transmitted?
2)
How
many people have it?
3)
Why
do you think many people have AIDS in
Risks and Hazards
4)
Risk
and Risk Assessment
5)
Types
of Hazards
6)
Nontransmissable vs transmissible diseases
7)
Epidemic
and pandemics
8)
Germ
Resistance to Antibiotics
9)
TB-Why
does it suck?
10)
Viral
Diseases
11)
Malaria:
Spreading and Resistance
12)
3
solutions to reducing infectious diseases
13)
Ecological
medicine
Chemical Hazards
14)
Mutagens
vs Teratogens vs Carcinogens
15)
Metastasis
16)
Bisphenol-A (pg 427)
17)
Case
Study: Black Day in
Toxicology
18)
Toxicology-or
what Mrs. Willis would be studying if not teaching
19)
MCS
20)
Water
soluble vs fat soluble
21)
Synergism
22)
Acute
vs chronic effect
23)
3
ways bodies deal with chemicals
24)
Trace
chemicals
Risk Analysis
25)
Risk
Analysis
26)
How
do people perceive risks?