Explain HOW a quarantine helps to stop the spread of disease. ("Hey teacher, when are we going to use this boring stuff in real life?")

Explaining Infectious Disease As you worked through Explore, you investigated and gathered evidence about the lesson questions. Now you will apply what you have discovered to the Can You Explain? question, which you first observed in Engage.CAN YOU EXPLAIN?How are the transmission, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases similar to and different from these processes in other diseases?

explain how vaccines work to prevent the spread of disease

Read the following passage:In our New Earth Society, health is the top priority. In order to be accepted into society, one must demonstrate freedom from infection. The superbugs that have developed could potentially wipe out humanity from the face of the Earth. Our scientists work feverishly to find antidotes. Anyone exhibiting signs of illness is immediately quarantined. There is no place among us for the weak or sick.How would the author best resolve this situation to create a feeling of shock?A.Several citizens fight back, demanding better care for infected individuals.B.The scientists develop antidotes, and society can function normally again.C.The society purposely infects certain people so scientists can study diseases.D.The society forms a colony on Mars so that infected individuals can avoid contact with healthy people.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 2: How can we prevent the spread of communicable diseases?

#4 Not Exactly Bird Flu17        Nature has devised some ingenious and horrifying ways to spread germs. Take measles, for example, which spreads by coughing and sneezing. It's a disease so contagious that around 90 percent of people who come into contact with an infected person will also become ill. It can live for around two hours outside the body, hanging in the air, just waiting for a hapless person to inhale it and start the replication process anew.18        On the other hand, a zombie outbreak would have to spread through an exchange of bodily fluids, like a deep bite. There is an array of issues with this method of contamination, starting with the fact that it's terribly inefficient.19        First, the zombie has to somehow grab a person long enough to inflict a bite. This is a tough proposition for a creature that may be missing an arm or leg, making it challenging to chase down terrified prey. Second, the act of biting consumes enormous amounts of time and energy, two things that rotting zombies do not have. Lastly, biting requires close physical contact with a victim. In a time when survivors will be ever-vigilant and hard to find, those cold and slow zombies will be hard-pressed to find victims.*1 pointA zombie outbreak would have to spread through an exchange of bodily fluidsIt would be difficult for the zombie virus to spread because zombies would not be fast or strong enough to catch & infect people.Measles is a disease so contagious that around 90 percent of people who come into contact with an infected person will also become ill.Zombie disease would spread quickly because of all the biting.