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Contagion


1 Define Fomite.
A fomite is an inanimate object, substance or source of disease that can continue to transmit infectious organisms from one individual to another, thus leading to an outbreak of disease.


2 List the means of transmission.
An infectious disease can be transmitted by means of clothing, furniture, soap, a drinking glass and along with other tangible items. In the movie Contagion, the means of transmission was by various entities such as bedding sheets, a cough a martini glass.


3 Define contagious.
Contagious is a form of medical terminology associating with the likelihood of the transmission in terms of a specific disease or an adverse condition. The disease or illness becomes contagious when the infected individuals or organisms make contact or interacts with the non-affected individuals or organisms thus prolonging the continuation and spreading of the specified disease to another living being.


4 What human systems did the agent affect?
In the movie Contagion, the infectious virus was spread through the world’s population in less than a few weeks. This transferable virus latched onto the brain to destroyed the human’s immune system, unbalanced their thermoregulation and eventually kill the infected subjects. The virus spread so rapidly because it was attached onto the brain; the control center for the entire body. Due to the fact that the brain was so highly defeated, the virus continued to obliterate the rest of the human body’s functional systems.

5 Who was the index patient?
Beth Emhoff, the mother, wife and world traveler was determined to be the index patient of the specified infectious virus.

6 What was the mortality rate?
Through out the entire movie, the CDC (Centers of Disease Control and Prevention) officials were extremely hesitant in revealing the mortality rate caused by the infectious epidemic disease. The CDC stood to believe that if they were to inform the general public of the current death rate it would cause a detrimental outbreak of panic thus leading to uncontrollable chaos. The CDC did not want to inform the public that one out of every twelve individuals were susceptible to catching the deadly virus. When it finally came time to reveal the mortality rate to the entire world, 25-30% of the world’s population had already died. Approximately 2.5 million Americas contributed to the 25-30% mortality rate.


7 How did they “mitigate” the disease prior to the vaccine?
Prior to the discovery of the cure to the infectious disease and the availability of the vaccination, specific medical analysis and testing had to occur. When experimenting with this virus, the virus had to be alive in order for them to properly transfer it into another living creature. The scientists and epidemiologist working on this case had to implant the virus into over fifty monkeys to be able to see the potential outcome and cure rates.
In the mean time, forsythia a natural remedy was used by a fairly large po.

1. Contagion


1 Define Fomite.
A fomite is an inanimate object, substance or source of
disease that can continue to transmit infectious organisms from
one individual to another, thus leading to an outbreak of
disease.


2 List the means of transmission.
An infectious disease can be transmitted by means of clothing,
furniture, soap, a drinking glass and along with other tangible
items. In the movie Contagion, the means of transmission was
by various entities such as bedding sheets, a cough a martini
glass.


3 Define contagious.
Contagious is a form of medical terminology associating with
the likelihood of the transmission in terms of a specific disease
or an adverse condition. The disease or illness becomes
contagious when the infected individuals or organisms make
contact or interacts with the non-affected individuals or
organisms thus prolonging the continuation and spreading of the
specified disease to another living being.


4 What human systems did the agent affect?
In the movie Contagion, the infectious virus was spread through
the world’s population in less than a few weeks. This
transferable virus latched onto the brain to destroyed the
human’s immune system, unbalanced their thermoregulation and
eventually kill the infected subjects. The virus spread so rapidly

2. because it was attached onto the brain; the control center for the
entire body. Due to the fact that the brain was so highly
defeated, the virus continued to obliterate the rest of the human
body’s functional systems.

5 Who was the index patient?
Beth Emhoff, the mother, wife and world traveler was
determined to be the index patient of the specified infectious
virus.

6 What was the mortality rate?
Through out the entire movie, the CDC (Centers of Disease
Control and Prevention) officials were extremely hesitant in
revealing the mortality rate caused by the infectious epidemic
disease. The CDC stood to believe that if they were to inform
the general public of the current death rate it would cause a
detrimental outbreak of panic thus leading to uncontrollable
chaos. The CDC did not want to inform the public that one out
of every twelve individuals were susceptible to catching the
deadly virus. When it finally came time to reveal the mortality
rate to the entire world, 25-30% of the world’s population had
already died. Approximately 2.5 million Americas contributed
to the 25-30% mortality rate.


7 How did they “mitigate” the disease prior to the vaccine?
Prior to the discovery of the cure to the infectious disease
and the availability of the vaccination, specific medical analysis
and testing had to occur. When experimenting with this virus,
the virus had to be alive in order for them to properly transfer it
into another living creature. The scientists and epidemiologist
working on this case had to implant the virus into over fifty
monkeys to be able to see the potential outcome and cure rates.
In the mean time, forsythia a natural remedy was used by a
fairly large population to cure as well as prevent themselves
from dying from the contagious virus.

3. 8 Define incubation period and report how long was the
incubation period for this agent?
The terminology incubation period, refers to the duration of
time that is required for a certain development to occur. In
relation to the movie Contagion, the incubation period was
characterized by the duration of time from when the virus was
contracted to the onset of the consequent illness and symptoms.
The incubation period in Contagion consisted of less than ten
consecutive days.


9 What type of agent was it and how did it spread to humans?
An epidemiologic agent is defined as the cause of the
infectious disease that in return is related to the epidemiologic
triangle. The scientists at the CDC were able to determine that
the agent was caused by an extremely unusual cross connection
first from a bat and then onto a pig. Then at some point, the pig
was turned into consumable food products, which eventually
was consumed by a living human, thus becoming the first victim
of the epidemic.


10 List two hosts for the agent.
As mentioned previously, the two hosts for the agent was a
pig and a bat.