Micro pandemic exam

Studying ___________________ records of Wuhan, China has allowed experts to discern that the number of cases and deaths associated with COVID-19 was underestimated or under-reported.

crematorium

COVID-19 had catastrophic effects on what industries?

cruise ship/tourism industry and commercial air travel

Which of the following repurposed drugs reduced lung inflammation of hospitalized COVID-19 patients and decreased deaths by 33% in a clinical trial that took place in the United Kingdom?

dexamethasone

What is the main mode of transmission of SARS-CoV-2?

droplet and airborne/aerosol transmission

According to Dr. Mike Hansen's experience with COVID-19 patients in the ICU, all of the patients _______________.

had low vitamin D levels

Pandemics occur when ____________ is lacking in a community or population.

herd immunity

The first coronavirus disease discovered in the U.S. was _____________.

infectious bronchitis, a disease of chickens

An asymptomatic carrier of COVID-19 ____________________.

is infected with SARS-CoV-2, is contagious and will shed viruses while breathing and talking even though he/she will never develop signs or symptoms of disease.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the 1918 influenza A virus/pandemic?

it caused paralysis.

A ____________ is a person who was infected with SARS-CoV-2 but was not hospitalized but continued to experience lingering effects of the infection that have lasted more than 4 weeks.

long hauler

A mask recent study determined that _____________ were ineffective in blocking respiratory droplets.

neck gaiters

Which of the following neurological symptoms are experienced by people who have a mild case of COVID-19.

new loss of taste and smell

What businesses and opportunities emerged in many countries as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic?

online shopping and online education

When is a person infected with SARS-CoV-2 MOST CONTAGIOUS?

right after they are infected and show no signs or symptoms of disease

If you test positive for COVID-19, why is it important to remain on campus and NOT return home?

so that you do not spread the virus that causes COVID-19 to your family and potentially a new location which was free of COVID-19 cases

Which SARS-CoV-2 gene is being engineered as a vaccine to prevent cases of COVID-19?

the Spike or S gene

What is "lockdown fatigue"?

the feeling of being more tired than usual during the stay at home or lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., there were shortages of ______________ in stores.

toilet paper and hand sanitizer

SARS-CoV-2 is NOT known to infect which of the following hosts?

turtles

It has been hypothesized by some experts that _____________ could be a form of variolation against SARS-CoV-2.

universal masking

Which of the following challenges were NOT experienced by New Yorkers when COVID-19 spread to NYC in March, 2020.

water shortage

The U.S. is dependent upon China as a global supplier of _________________.

153 key acute critical drugs

Currently uncontrolled community spread in the Winnebago County (Oshkosh/Neenah area) has been associated with the behavior of COVID-positive individuals belonging to what age group?

18-24 year olds

What is the incubation period of a SARS-CoV-2 infection?

2-14 days (common range is 3-7 days after exposure/infection)

What is the R-nought of COVID-19?

2-3 or 2.5

How long can respiratory droplets containing the viruses that cause COVID-19 hang in the air after an infected person sneezes, talks, sings, or coughs?

3 hours

The WHO recommends that the positivity rate of COVID-19 testing get below _________ before restrictions can be relaxed in the community.

5%

___________ is the separation of ill/infected and contagious people from healthy

Isolation

What is "contact tracing"? How is it used during the current COVID-19 pandemic?

It is an outbreak investigation to determine who has been within 6 feet distance of a person who has been confirmed by laboratory diagnosis as a COVID-19 positive case. The contact must have been exposed to this person for at least 15 minutes.

Who was determined to be patient zero of the COVID-19 pandemic?

It is not known.

Which of the following coronaviruses has the highest mortality rate?

MERS-CoV

Which of the following people are known as infectious disease experts that are interviewed by the media for accurate COVID-19 information?

Michael Osterholm and Anthony Fauci

Which of the following facilities and/or industries were reported as COVID-19 hotspots in the U.S.?

Nursing homes, prisons, meat packing plants

Which Phase of a clinical trial for a vaccine involves a large scale study with thousands of volunteers and is used to determine the efficacy of the vaccine?

Phase III

Which of the following measures were not taken in order to prevent influenza cases from spreading in Oshkosh, Wisconsin during the 1918 flu?

Public gatherings were encouraged.

____________ is the segregation from the general population of healthy persons who are not ill but have been exposed to an individual who suffers from a contagious disease.

Quarantine

By taking the UW Oshkosh Titans Return pledge, you agree to do all of the following except ______________________?

Spread COVID-19 to as many people on campus as possible

In 1918, social distancing dramatically reduced the number of influenza cases in _________________.

St. Louis

Which country did not order a lockdown to control the spread of COVID-10? (Schools, bars, gyms and restaurants were kept open.)

Sweden

Which country crushed COVID-19 through stringent lockdown measures and universal masking?

Thailand

What is one of the main reasons why colleges struggling to re-open this fall?

The number of COVID-19 cases among students on campuses are rising due to large "unsafe" (no masks or social distancing) group gatherings.

At the time of this writing, according to the Winnebago County Health Department, there is uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

True

True or False. Depression, suicide rates, and domestic abuse have decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

True

True or False. Presymptomatic COVID-19 positive people go on to develop symptoms later in the course of the disease.

True

True or False. Survivors of COVID-19 who had mild symptoms continue to spread COVID-19 after their recovery.

True

True or False. True estimates of the number of COVID-19 cases will never be known due to inadequate testing.

True

The age distribution mortality curve for influenza in the U.S. from 1911-1917 was ______________.

U-sahped

What country leads the world in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths?

United states

Both influenza A viruses (the cause of the 1918 flu) and SARS-CoV-2 causes an immune system over reaction referred to as _________________.

a cytokine storm

Which of the following measures has Governor Evers of Wisconsin ordered to reduce the spread of COVID-19?

a stay at home order and universal masking