2) Is the exposure and effect in each of the following scenarios chronic or acut
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2) Is the exposure and effect in each of the following scenarios chronic or acute? Explain your reasoning. 2 points each) A) a child drinks water containing lead, which results in decreased mental acuity in adulthood. B) a farmer sprays his corn field with bifenthrin and the hylella azetca in the stream bordering his field are dead 2 days later. C) a female eagle consumes dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane contaminated fish throughout her life, when she attempts to incubate her chick, the egg cracks due to egg shell thinning resulting from disrupted calcium metabolism in the mother.Explanation / Answer
A chronic condition is a long-developing syndrome. Chronic condition develops gradually .and worsens over an extended period of time.
Acute conditions are severe,it appear suddenly and worsen rapidly.
a)A child drinks water containing lead ,which results in decreased mental acuity in adulthood.It is a chronic condition because it develops gradually and worsens over an extended period of time.
b)a farmer sprays his corn field with bifenthrin and the hylella azetca in the stream bordering his field are dead 2 days later.It is an acute condition.It appears suddenly and worsen rapidly(2 days time)
c)a female eagle consumes dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane contaminated fish throughout her life when she attempts to incubate her chick the egg cracks due too egg shell thinning resulting from disrupted calcium metabolism in the mother ..It is a chronic condition because it develops gradually and worsens over an extended period of time.
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