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is among the sustainable ways of providing opportunities for synergistic efforts.
It emphasizes major actions that include the expansion of coverage of universal
care, development of a sustainable approach for strategic information, strengthening
health systems, the pursuit of sustainable financing, and encouraging research across
all levels.
Finally, the other sustainable way of preventing outbreaks in people is through
the One Health Initiative. This is a global program that involves more than 600
professionals and scientists that propagate the concept that ecological, animal as
well as human health are connected and should be managed holistically. It is a
movement geared towards forging equal yet all-inclusive collaborations between the
dentists, nurses, physicians, and veterinarians to unite both veterinary and human
medicine.
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Experiment 5.1: Infectious diseases: simulated disease transmission
Required Materials
1.5 ml tube with 1 ml of body fluid that can detect infection, marker, and
transfer pipette.
Background of the Experiment
The main objective of this learning activity is to imitate or act out the spread
of an infectious disease in an entire population. The population could be
a classroom or community. In the population, one individual will start the
infection, and it will spread through the exchange of body fluids, including
saliva on a cup that you share with friends. You will be required to act out
the exchange of body fluids with three individuals within the classroom. This
activity will use a clear liquid in a tube. The tube should be labeled BF to
indicate Body Fluid. The clear liquid lacks body fluid, and this is the activity’s
simulation. Caution: Do not swallow or ingest any materials in this activity!
Experiment Procedure
1. Select experiment participants from the whole sample, and not just in the
immediate area. Be patient to wait for the signal prior to each body fluid
exchange.
2. Using a marker, write your surname on the lid of the tube with body fluids.
3. Find someone that you can share body fluids with.
4. Pipette one transfer of your liquid into their tube, while they do the same.
There should be about 50% of your body within the tube. Close tube and
slightly shake to ensure that they mix. The body fluids have successfully
shared.
5. On your table, record the person you shared the body fluids with.
6. For the second share, repeat the steps with another person.
5 Health and Diseases
is among the sustainable ways of providing opportunities for synergistic efforts.
It emphasizes major actions that include the expansion of coverage of universal
care, development of a sustainable approach for strategic information, strengthening
health systems, the pursuit of sustainable financing, and encouraging research across
all levels.
Finally, the other sustainable way of preventing outbreaks in people is through
the One Health Initiative. This is a global program that involves more than 600
professionals and scientists that propagate the concept that ecological, animal as
well as human health are connected and should be managed holistically. It is a
movement geared towards forging equal yet all-inclusive collaborations between the
dentists, nurses, physicians, and veterinarians to unite both veterinary and human
medicine.
(continued)
Experiment 5.1: Infectious diseases: simulated disease transmission
Required Materials
1.5 ml tube with 1 ml of body fluid that can detect infection, marker, and
transfer pipette.
Background of the Experiment
The main objective of this learning activity is to imitate or act out the spread
of an infectious disease in an entire population. The population could be
a classroom or community. In the population, one individual will start the
infection, and it will spread through the exchange of body fluids, including
saliva on a cup that you share with friends. You will be required to act out
the exchange of body fluids with three individuals within the classroom. This
activity will use a clear liquid in a tube. The tube should be labeled BF to
indicate Body Fluid. The clear liquid lacks body fluid, and this is the activity’s
simulation. Caution: Do not swallow or ingest any materials in this activity!
Experiment Procedure
1. Select experiment participants from the whole sample, and not just in the
immediate area. Be patient to wait for the signal prior to each body fluid
exchange.
2. Using a marker, write your surname on the lid of the tube with body fluids.
3. Find someone that you can share body fluids with.
4. Pipette one transfer of your liquid into their tube, while they do the same.
There should be about 50% of your body within the tube. Close tube and
slightly shake to ensure that they mix. The body fluids have successfully
shared.
5. On your table, record the person you shared the body fluids with.
6. For the second share, repeat the steps with another person.