WHICH CHOICE WOULD YOU MAKE?

3/30/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

In today’s reading, Nancy Jaax learned that her father was dying while she was working in the middle of an important outbreak. Nancy decided to stay at the facility while her father died on the same day she was notified about his condition.

Does Nancy’s decision make sense? Why or why not? Why does Nancy make the decision that she does?

What choice would you make?

WHAT SHOULD NANCY JAAX DO?

3/30/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

In today’s reading, Nancy Jaax learned that her father was dying while she was working in the middle of an important outbreak. Nancy decided to stay at the facility while her father died on the same day she was notified about his condition.

Does Nancy’s decision make sense? Why or why not?

Why does Nancy make the decision that she does?

MATCH THE VOCABULARY WORDS

Directions: Match the vocabulary words in 1-13 with the correct definition a-m. Write the letter of the correct definition on the line provided.

1._____________ pique       2._____________ sedative 3._____________ congregate 4._____________ liability 5._____________ assert 6._____________ ventilation 7._____________ respirator 8._____________ biocontainment 9._____________ incubate 10.____________ isolate 11.____________ recommend 12.____________ amplification 13.____________ inconclusive

a.    Not proving something completely b.    To speak or write about someone or something in a favorable way c.    The process or result of making larger or greater d.    To cause to be aroused or incited e.    Causing tranquility or calmness f.     To bring or come together to form a group g.    The condition of being responsible for payment under the law h.    To state with force or confidence i.      The movement of air in space j.      A device that you wear over your nose and mouth to protect you from things in the air that are not clean or cause damage to the lungs k.    The containment of viruses usually by isolation on secure facilities to prevent their accidental release especially during research l.      To keep warm until time to hatch m.   To set apart in order to make alone

3/26/15 homework

Dear Students,

"EBOLA FOUND IN VIRGINIA"

3/25/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

In today’s reading, the Washington Post published an article that Ebola is found in a Virginia laboratory. Did the newspaper do the right thing by publishing a story before all of the facts are known? Why or why not?

CONSOLIDATED SUPPORTS AND SERVICES (CSS)

LETTING OTHERS COME INTO YOUR FACILITY IN AN EBOLA OUTBREAK

3/24/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

In today’s reading, Dalgard initially resists allowing the Army into the monkey house. Imagine you were in Dalgard’s situation, would you feel comfortable letting someone you never met before come to your job and assume all of the responsibilities you once had? Why or why not? 

MATCH THE VOCABULARY WORDS

/23/15 homework

Directions: Match the vocabulary words in 1-18 with the correct definition a-r. Write the letter of the correct definition on the line provided.

1._____________ euthanasia       2._____________ dismay 3._____________ intern 4._____________ diagnosis 5._____________ virologist 6._____________ spleen 7._____________ malfunction 8._____________ foreshadowing 9._____________ sentinel 10.____________ apparatus 11.____________ expedition 12.____________ bumba 13.____________ syringes 14.____________ simultaneously 15.____________ decontamination 16.____________ miraculous 17._____________ necropsy 18._____________ dissection

a.    To cut open or apart in order to examine b.    Another term for autopsy c.    Amazing or incredible d.    To clear of impurities or dangerous substances e.    Existing, happening, or done at the same time f.     Such a device attached to a hollow pointed needle and used medically to draw out measured quantities of body fluids or to inject drugs g.    A town and river port in the northern part of Congo h.    A journey taken for a reason or a group taking a trip i.      Tools or equipment made for a particular task j.      One that stands guard or watches k.    To signal or indicate beforehand l.      Fail to function normally or satisfactory m.   An organ near the stomach that stores blood n.    The scientific study of viruses and of the diseases they cause o.    The act or process of finding out the nature of an illness or injury by examining its signs and symptoms p.    The act of putting to a painless death a person or animal suffering from a painful, incurable disease or injury q.    To trouble or upset the hopes of r.     A student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, at a trade or occupation in order to gain work experience

tHE WHIFFING INCIDENT

3/20/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

Based on the "whiffing incident" from this chapter, make a prediction about what you think will happen next in the book.

Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Ebola has a specific smell, says Sebastian Stein, a medical worker in Sierra Leone. While he can’t really describe it, he can tell you the effect.

“It’s full on. It’s in your face,” he said.

EBOLA IN A RURAL VS. URBAN ENVIRONMENT

3/19/15 homework

Dear Students,

Directions: Make a Venn-Diagram comparing the different ways a person may come in contact with the Ebola virus in an urban and rural environment.

                                 

PREDICTIONS BASED ON CHAPTER 1 IN THE HOT ZONE

3/18/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment

Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

Now that the first section of the book is over, make a prediction on what you think will happen next in the book based on the foreshadowing of the first section.

Bushmeat can spread the Ebola virus.

TO REMOVE OR NOT TO REMOVE YOUR MASK WHEN TREATING AN EBOLAPATIENT

3/17/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment

Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

Dr. Issacson made an unusual decision of removing her gas mask while treating an Ebola patient because she was hot and uncomfortable.

Do you think Dr. Issacson made the right choice? Why or why not? 

MENTAL HEALTH TIPS FOR PARENTS

QUARANTINE......OR THE 'SLAMMER'

3/16/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment

Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

Imagine that you were exposed to the Ebola virus and you were forced to be quarantined for several weeks.

Do you think you would enjoy being alone for such a long period of time? Why or why not?

 

WHAT IS A PATHOLOGIST? NANCY JAAX

3/13/15 homework

Dear Students,

Directions: Match the vocabulary words in 1-14 with the correct definition a-n. Write the letter of the correct definition on the line provided.

1._____________ Victorian       2._____________ pathologist 3._____________ exploratory 4._____________ expatriate 5._____________ laryngoscope 6._____________ chronicled 7._____________ compulsive 8._____________ subsequent 9._____________ autopsy 10.____________ sullen 11.____________ malaria 12.____________ purview 13.____________ persuade 14.____________ verify

a.    An account of events arranged according to the order in which those events took place b.    Coming or happening after; following c.    Driven by an obsession d.    To make sure of the truth or correctness of e.    To remove from one’s native country or allegiance f.     Silently showing anger g.    A medical instrument used to examine the interior of the larynx h.    A medical exam of a death body to find the cause of death i.      A serious disease carried by mosquitoes that causes chills, fever, and seating j.      Related to, inclined to, or for the purpose of exploration k.    The sphere, extent, or scope of anything, such as authority or understanding l.      The massive architecture and decoration of building in the mid to late 1800s in England m.   To cause someone to do something through reasoning or arguing n.    A scientist who studies the causes, nature and results of bodily diseases

MARBURG VIRUS....IS IT THE SAME AS EBOLA?

3/12/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment

Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

Look at today’s text for the symptoms of the Marburg disease. Are the symptoms for the Marburg disease similar to Ebola? Why or why not? 

WHAT INFECTED CHARLES MONET INSIDE KITUM CAVE?

3/11/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment

Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

Make a list of all the things that could have infected Charles Monet when he went inside Kitum Cave. Use today’s text to help you answer the question. 

ROBERT PRESTON'S INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES

3/10/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment

Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

In today’s lesson you learned that Robert Preston interviewed people who had closely interacted with people having the Ebola virus.

Do you think the work Preston did was dangerous? Why or why not?

Would you interview someone who had Ebola or worked with Ebola patient?  why or why not?

 

SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT OUT-PATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

MATCHING VOCABULARY WORDS

Dear Students,

Match the vocabulary words in 1-15 with the correct definition a-o. Write the letter of the correct definition on the line provided.

1._____________ classified       2._____________ succumb 3._____________ pandemic 4._____________ investigation 5._____________ epidemic 6._____________ symptom 7._____________ plague 8._____________ primitive 9._____________ The Feudal System 10.____________ grotesque 11.____________ bacteria 12.____________ virus 13.____________ antibiotic 14.____________ vaccine 15.____________ nausea

a.    An outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly to many people b.    Very small living things that you cannot see c.    A deadly disease, sudden invasion of harmful insects, or any terrible thing that harms many people d.    Of highly restricted availability e.    To give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like f.     Having to do with an early stage or a condition that is not developed g.    A tiny living thing that loves in other living things and causes diseases h.    Something that happens in the body that shows that there is a disease or something wrong i.      A sick feeling in the stomach with the need to vomit j.      A medicine that can destroy or prevent the growth of disease and infection k.    A political and economic system in Europe and Japan during the Middle Ages l.      Of a disease, afflicting many individuals over a vast area, as a country or the world m.   Germs of a disease that are dead or not active. n.    A thorough search to get true information o.    Ugly or badly shaped in character or appearance