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The Joy of Science: An Examination of How Scientists Ask and Answer Questions Using the Story of Evolution as a Paradigm

Richard A. Lockshin

Chapter 27

The Importance of Disease - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

Look up information about the effect of the arrival of explorers on the native populations in any land that you choose, and evaluate the impact of disease on the two populations.

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Problem 2

Many people, though requested to complete the full prescription of an antibiotic, stop taking the antibiotic as soon as they feel better. What is likely to happen to the bacteria in this situation?

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Problem 3

Look up the biological history of the potato famine of Ireland. What happened? Why?

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Joanna Quigley
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Problem 4

Do the current spread of diseases such as West Nile Virus, Asian bird flu, or Mad Cow Disease, threaten severe selection to humans? How about to the animals that they infect? Argue your position with real data as gathered from appropriate reports.

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Problem 5

Will the human population change because of AIDS?

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Problem 6

Can you identify any alternative explanation that would address the high prevalence of sexuality among both animals and plants?

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