Mission logs are scavenger-hunt type of questions that can be answered by students either while playing or after playing the game.
Following are the mission logs for each path:
Questions |
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What is encephalitis? |
Brain inflammation |
Patient samples were analyzed for what pathogens? |
Bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi |
What type of pathogen is causing the encephalitis? |
A virus |
What specific pathogen does Dr. Adel Ratu think is causing the encephalitis? |
Japanese encephalitis virus |
What is on a viral microarray? |
Short DNA pieces that match different known viruses. |
The unknown viruses nucleic acid showed a ______% match to |
78%, Nipah virus |
What technique is used to confirm the microarray results? |
Nucleic acid sequencing |
What were the results of the sequencing? |
The unknown virus does not match Nipah virus. |
Serology was used to search the patient's blood samples for _______________ to Nipah virus. |
Antibodies |
What is the identity of the unknown virus? |
Yara virus |
What activity disrupted the fruit bats habitat that led to the outbreak? |
Jungle clearing |
Questions |
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What is encephalitis? |
Brain inflammation |
What is personal protective equipment? |
Clothing, gloves, or a face mask that are worn to create a barrier between you and infectious materials. |
What clinical signs do the sick pig have? |
Coughing, trouble breathing, and leg spasms and weakness. |
What disease does the vet suspect the pigs have? |
Japanese Encephalitis |
What is a quarantine? |
A forced isolation of animals or people for the purpose of preventing the spread of an infectious disease. |
What virus has infected the pigs? |
Yara virus |
What three things do pathogens cycle between in a disease transmission cycle? |
Reservoirs, vectors, and hosts |
A ______________ is where a pathogen normally lives. It is a constant source of a pathogen and is required for a pathogen to survive. |
Reservoir |
What is a disease vehicle? |
A contaminated object that can transmit disease from a reservoir to a host. |
______ are the reservoir, ______ are the vector, ______ are the vehicle, and ______ are the host in the Yara virus transmission cycle. |
Fruit bats, pigs, mangoes, and people |
What activity disrupted the fruit bats habitat and led to the outbreak? |
Jungle clearing |
Questions |
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What is encephalitis? |
Brain inflammation |
How do you determine if there is an outbreak occurring? |
Compare the number of cases this year to the number of cases last year on a graph. |
Who are the controls in the case-control study? |
People in the villages that are not sick with encephalitis. |
What pathogen is the cause of the encephalitis? |
Yara virus |
What do all the encephalitis cases in the North Village have in common? |
They are all butchers. |
What is the source of Yara virus in the North, West, and East Village? |
Pigs |
Who are affected with encephalitis in the South Village? |
Young, male fruit pickers. |
What is the source of Yara virus in the South Village? |
Contaminated mangoes. |
What animal is the link between pigs, mangoes, and people? |
Fruit bats |
What activity disrupted the fruit bats habitat that led to the outbreak? |
Jungle clearing |