Inhalation Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Inhalation and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| Which one of the following statements about Coxiella burnetii is not true: | View Page |
| Agent: Anthrax (Bacterium) Most likely means of dissemination: In a solid state Primary route of entry: Inhalation (also ingestion and absorption) General signs and symptoms: Early symptoms are flu-like—chills, fever, nausea, and swelling of lymph nodes. | View Page |
| Agent: Botulism (bacterium) Most likely means of dissemination: Aerosol (eating contaminated food)Primary route of entry: Inhalation (oral)General signs and symptoms: Difficulty with speaking, swallowing, or blurred or double vision, drooping eyelids (ptosis), dilated pupils, dry mouth, decreased gag reflex, weakening of the reflexes (hyporeflexia), abnormal sensations such as numbness, prickling, tingling, and arm or leg weakness.Botulism is caused by a neurotoxin and technically could be classified as a chemical WMD. For our discussion it is placed under biological agents because the toxin is derived from a bacterium. Botulism is potentially life-threatening, producing a characteristic clinical picture of muscular paralysis leading to respiratory failure. Photo courtesy of the CDC archives. | View Page |
| Agent: Tularemia (bacterium) Most likely means of dissemination: Solid or aerosolPrimary route of entry: Inhalation, absorption, or ingestionGeneral signs and symptoms: Sudden fever, chills, headaches, muscle aches, joint pain, dry cough, progressive weakness, and pneumonia.The disease is not transmissible through human contact. When used as a WMD, infection would be acquired by handling infected material, eating or drinking contaminated food or water or by breathing in the bacterium. | View Page |
| Agent: Viral hemorrhagic fevers (Ebola, Marburg, Lassa and Argentine) Most likely means of dissemination: Solid, liquid or aerosolPrimary route of entry: Absorption, inhalation, ingestionGeneral signs and symptoms: Vary by type of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF), but initial signs and symptoms often include marked fever, fatigue, dizziness, muscle aches, loss of strength, and exhaustion. Severe cases of VHF often show signs of bleeding under the skin, in internal organs, or from body orifices like the mouth, eyes, or ears. Photo courtesy of the CDC archives. | View Page |
| Match the names of each of the fungi listed with its appropriate category indicating the degree of pathogenicity. | View Page |
| Match each of the names of the dimorphic fungi listed with the names of the animals that most commonly may be related to transmission of disease to humans. | View Page |
| Although care should be taken when working with all fungus cultures in the laboratory, personnel are particularly prone to develop laboratory acquired infections from the inhalation of airborne species of: | View Page |
| Match the name of each species of yeast listed below with the location listed in the drop-down box where that species may be concentrated. | View Page |
| Although only a few human cases have been reported, brewers and bakers may in particular be at increased risk for developing infections with: | View Page |