Transmission of Body Fluids
In 100-200 proofed, succinct words, please address the following question:
What are the implications from our transmission of body fluids activity?
Do not repeat others ideas, but rather build on them. Feel free to agree, disagree, or dissent, as appropriate, while being respectful. Remember to think in multiple perspectives: not only from the individual, but perhaps, the human, the virus, the society, etc.
posted by Frank LaBanca, EdD @ 5:59 AM
14 comments
14 Comments:
Megan McGowan
11/20/06
In the transmission of body fluid activity, an implication would be that nobody knows who has the virus; there are no signs to know. This turns into a problem because the more the host mixes with other people, more people carry it and can spread it. In class we tried to go back and figure out who started off with the virus, and it was very hard to go back and find the person. Once everybody narrowed it down to the last two there would be no way to know which person started with the virus. Another problem was that a lot of people who got the virus did not know until the end when everyone was tested. This shows that there were no signs to know if you got it, unless the fluid turned pink, and only about half did right away. In real life this is bad because nobody stays in one place, so it would be almost impossible to find the host, and everybody else who got the virus. Because of this, it just keeps on spreading to others.
There were many implications in the transmission of body fluids activity. One implication was when we started the activity we had no idea who the host of the virus was. This was a problem because if one person had the host's body fluids transmitted with his or hers then they could get infected and eventually the virus would spread to more people.
After the experiment the class would try to figure out who the host was. We narrowed it down to two people, but you couldn't know for sure who the host was. This is a problem also in real life because if the host gives someone else the disease and leaves it would be very difficult to find the original host. Then other would get it and the disease would eventually spread more rapidly and it would cause an outbreak.
John Aminti
11/20/06
There were many implications in the transmission of body fluids activity. One implication was when we started the activity we had no idea who the host of the virus was. This was a problem because if one person had the host's body fluids transmitted with his or hers then they could get infected and eventually the virus would spread to more people.
After the experiment the class would try to figure out who the host was. We narrowed it down to two people, but you couldn't know for sure who the host was. This is a problem also in real life because if the host gives someone else the disease and leaves it would be very difficult to find the original host. Then other would get it and the disease would eventually spread more rapidly and it would cause an outbreak.
Brooke Untiedt
11/20/06
When a virus spreads from one person to another through body fluids there is no way that person could know they have the virus unless tested by a doctor or if there were symptoms. So when those people don't know they are carrying a possibly deadly virus they are more than likely to spread it to more and more people. The host of the virus was obviously the cause of all the infected people but because that person didn't know they were carrying the virus the next person wouldn't have known.So now this creates a problem because the more the host mixes with other people,the more people will carry it and spread the virus on to other people.And When you go back to narrow it down to who was the host of the virus, it is difficult because it comes down to two people. One of these people is the host and the other is the person that mixed first with the host. So in reality a virus like this is hard to find and cure because people move around and a lot of people would have no clue that they had the virus. Even the host would have no clue they carried this disease unless they were tested. Because of this, it would just keep spreading to others.
The unknown is what is so frightening about viruses. Like Megan said, no one knew who the carrier of the virus was and so you have to be extra careful, which basically means not sharing. The activity reminded me of gambling; you do not know what cards you are going to be dealt next but you decide to go for it and just hope that you will get lucky. For example one of the tests I did not get infected but that was just luck that I shared with people that had not been infected, while the second time I was either the carrier or I got infected with the virus immediately. The virus also shows that some virus’ wait for a while to reveal themselves and with a virus like HIV you can get infected with the virus’ and there would have been no way for you yourself to notice it beforehand. Virus’ can be very dangerous and the activity on Friday, although being very entertaining, brings up just how deadly and stealthy a virus can be.
In the activity of body fluid exchanges i was infected twice with the STD. This kind of scared me because i had no clue i had the disease until Mr. Labanca put in some liquid to show that i indeed had the virus. This is a great example of what its like in the real world, for an example AIDS, there is no way to tell if you have aids untill u get tested. And obviously no ones going to think they have aids so people are going to keep going around and spreading the virus to other people without knowing what there doing. This shows because i got virus and kept spreading it to people and soon half the class was infected. This makes finding the host so hard, because when you trace everybody and you luckily get to two people its still difficult to find out who is the host. but i think this activity tought the class alot about how fast the disease spreads and that people should be safe.
In the activity of body fluid exchanges i was infected twice with the STD. This kind of scared me because i had no clue i had the disease until Mr. Labanca put in some liquid to show that i indeed had the virus. This is a great example of what its like in the real world, for an example AIDS, there is no way to tell if you have aids untill u get tested. And obviously no ones going to think they have aids so people are going to keep going around and spreading the virus to other people without knowing what there doing. This shows because i got virus and kept spreading it to people and soon half the class was infected. This makes finding the host so hard, because when you trace everybody and you luckily get to two people its still difficult to find out who is the host. but i think this activity tought the class alot about how fast the disease spreads and that people should be safe.
-Kurt Nacewicz
After Friday’s class when we learned more about transmitting diseases through body fluids, I learned a lot about how quickly a disease can spread. This class really taught me that even if you have only mixed fluids with one or two people, a person may be infected just after those few times. An implication of this activity was the fact that nobody knew who had the virus to begin with, not even the person who had it. This really proved how cautious one has to be when dealing with deadly viruses like HIV because you never know if you have it until you have been tested. It was very scary to know how quickly a virus can spread without even realizing it. The other problem was figuring out who the host was, which took a little while. Since it took a little time just in class to figure out who the host was, I can’t imagine how long it would take to conclude who started the virus in real life and that is why people are still trying to figure it out today to cure the disease.
Another implication would be how fast the disease can spread even when only mixing with one or two people. The second time, I had only mixed with two people and we concluded that only after the first person I was infected along with many other people. At first I did not know if I had the virus or not until Mr. Labanca put the fluid in, which really shows how dangerous this diseases really is and how quickly people can get infected by it in real life without even realizing it.
After Friday’s class when we learned more about transmitting diseases through body fluids, I learned a lot about how quickly a disease can spread. This class really taught me that even if you have only mixed fluids with one or two people, a person may be infected just after those few times. An implication of this activity was the fact that nobody knew who had the virus to begin with, not even the person who had it. This really proved how cautious one has to be when dealing with deadly viruses like HIV because you never know if you have it until you have been tested. It was very scary to know how quickly a virus can spread without even realizing it. The other problem was figuring out who the host was, which took a little while. Since it took a little time just in class to figure out who the host was, I can’t imagine how long it would take to conclude who started the virus in real life and that is why people are still trying to figure it out today to cure the disease.
Another implication would be how fast the disease can spread even when only mixing with one or two people. The second time, I had only mixed with two people and we concluded that only after the first person I was infected along with many other people. At first I did not know if I had the virus or not until Mr. Labanca put the fluid in, which really shows how dangerous this diseases really is and how quickly people can get infected by it in real life without even realizing it.
-nicole bounty
The implications with the transmission of fluids activity were that people with diseases could be carriers and not know they have a disease or could give it to others. With the activity, someone had a chemical in their test tube, which represented a sexually transmitted disease and the activity called for the class to mix with everyone else’s' test tubes to later find out who had a noticeable change in theirs. Next we needed to narrow it down to at least two classmates to find out who was the host. To figure out who began with the disease, people who had a red or pink color in their test tubes were said to have a disease and the class needed to help them trace the order in which they swapped "body fluids" with others.
Another implication of this activity was that if you share body fluids with another person without testing the other person for a disease, your able to contract the disease the other person has. There could have been a chain of events from the host person from where they first received the disease from. This is also and example of how during the class activity, the tracking down of the host person took place and it could also show the class that if this had happened in real life, that it is crucial to be checked out. It could be impossible that one person knows exactly where they got the disease because to clearly trace down every person who got it from someone before, the results could be endless. The disease could continue to spread, causing to infect more people and have them contract the disease.
Ryan Goodridge
In the Transmission of body fluids lab there were many implications. However the one main implication was that no one knew who had the virus. When going around and mixing with people no one knew what would happen because there was no sign in the test tubes of who had the virus and who didn’t. Because of this no one could make a good guess of who had the virus. Once done mixing with one another the testing began to figure out who has the virus, when a person had the virus the substance in the test tube would turn a blood red coloring showing in fact that the person was infected. This proved to be an implication because only sometimes during the mixing stage would a person know if they had the virus but most of the time the substance in the test tube would stay the same color making it hard to know if anyone was infected. The last implication was that when it got down to two people left you wouldn’t be able to find out which person started with the virus. This made it hard to know who the host was.
Cate Britton
Period 3
CPA Biology
Mr. LaBanca
After doing the Transmission of Body Fluid Activity, there were many implications. One of the implications would be that the virus host was unknown so you did not know for sure of who had it. This is a big problem because as the host mixes with others, many people carry it and you may have already mixed with them. You were able to see who finally had the virus when the fluid turned a dark pink color. After the whole class stopped, more of the substance was added to your fluid to see if you really had it. Many did not realize that they had had the virus until this point. Soon after many people showed they had the virus and we, as a class had to try and eliminate the people we knew did not have the virus. This decision was very hard to make. From this experiment we can conclude that in real life, if this occurred, we would never really know who the exact host was and that would cause a huge outbreak. A virus like this would be very hard to find and there would be no way we could ever find a cure because many people move around a lot and nobody would realize they had the virus until it started spreading would have no clue that they had the virus. Virus can be very deadly and you may have one but not know about it.
During the transmission of body fluid activity one of the implications that came up was the fact that, after being infected with the virus, there was no way to know that the body was infected. The only point where it was discovered if you were infected or not was at the end of the activity when everyone was tested. Even after everyone was tested it was impossible to know who had started the virus because it was always narrowed down to two people, which was another problem. Also, the more the virus is spread, the harder it becomes to stop because it mutates over time. In real life people are constantly moving around so, unlike in class where we all got into a group at the end, it would be very difficult to find the host because they would have relocated over time. The area that the host has relocated to has also been infected by this time as well, spreading the virus rapidly and making it impossible to be stopped.
Lauren Sudbey
During the transmissions of body fluid activity you were unable to know where the virus started. Everyone’s fluid was a liquidly clear substance and it wasn’t until the end that we were able to see who was infected. Since no “symptoms” were occurring we were mixing with anyone without knowing whom they have previously mixed with. Tucker makes a good point that transmitting the virus was like gambling. This is because you can’t tell by looking at someone if they are infected or not. This is a huge problem because it only took two people to spread it to half the class and no one knew until we all gathered at the end and were tested. Jenny makes a good point by saying that many people would move and relocate somewhere else making it harder to track down the host. In the end of the experiment it would always come down to two people because the spreading had to start somewhere. Virus’s can make it hard to be tracked down because they can mutate and/or keep spreading rapidly.
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