Virtual Lab Epidemiology and Outbreak Lab Report Lab report Questions. These must be typed below and saved, and uploaded on Bb. Some questions are general questions from the Lab powerpoint, others are based on the specific assignments that have been provided. Important note: labs are pretty much open book, and it is ok to communicate with each other and help each other out. But you cannot copy and paste info from your partner, the web, or anywhere else. That's cheating! You must always put things in your own words. Part 1: General questions from ppt background 1. What is the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic? 2. What is the CDC and how are they important to outbreaks and pandemics? 3. What is RO? How does the RO of this current coronavirus compare to other diseases? Give specific examples. 4. Give an example of a disease where personal protection is used to decrease the number of cases. Explain how the personal protection works. (The disease cannot be COVID. Think of or look up something else) 5. What is the "One Health initiative"? Do a little research on the CDC website: Provide an example of a disease (other than coronavirus) that is related to this initiative. Briefly describe where the disease started and where did it first spread? Assignment 1: CDC “Solve the Outbreak” 6. Write up a short summary on the first game you chose; describe the premises of the outbreak, the initial clues and what the cause was. Briefly describe how you solved it. 7. Write up a short summary on the second game you chose; describe the premises of the outbreak, the initial clues and what the cause was. Briefly describe how you solved it. Assignment 2: VAX! The game 8. Provide an overview on the importance of controlling the spread of an outbreak. 9. Were you successful at beating the game? Explain what actions you took to to stop the outbreak and how successful you were. Assignment 3: Questions from required reading: 10. What the purpose of wearing a cloth mask? What kind of protection does it provide? What about an N-95 mask? (look this up if you don't know it) 11. What does "flattening the curve" mean, and why is it important in a pandemic? 12. What is the importance of asymptomatic carriers for COVID-19? 13. What is "herd immunity", and how can a population develop it? 14. What type of microbe is causing the COVID-19 pandemic? 15. Why don’t we all take antibiotics to treat the COVID-19 outbreak? 17. What was the difference in outcomes between the cities of St. Louis and Philadelphia during the Spanish flu outbreak of 1918? What was the reason for the difference? Do a quick search and summarize in your own words what you find out.