Contagion Movie Questions

“Contagion” Movie Questions Answer the following questions and submit your response to Blackboard. 1. What day does the movie start on? The movie starts on day 2. 2. What is the population of the following cities shown in the movie? a. Hong Kong- 7.1 million b. London- 8.6 million c. Tokyo- 36.6 million d. San Francisco- 3.5 million e. Minneapolis- 3.3 million f. Chicago- 9.2 million g. Guangdong Province of China- 96.1 million 3. What day did Clark and Beth die? Beth and Clark died on day 4. 4. Who is the index patient? The index patient is Beth Emhoff. 5. When they show the WHO offices, in what city are they located? The WHO offices are located in Geneva Switzerland. 6. They put the Dad in “isolation.” Is that the correct term? Explain your answer. Isolation is not the correct term. Isolation is used to separate sick people from healthy people. However, the Dad was not sick, he was immune to the virus. The correct term would have been quarantine, which is separating those who could have been exposed to the virus from the rest of the population. 7. When they isolate the virus, they were able to create a 3D image of it. From what 2 animals did components of the viral genome originate? The viral genome originates from both bat and pig animal components. 8. What is R-0 (R-naught)? R-0 (R-naught) is the reproductive rate of the virus. 9. How many times a day does Dr. Meers say we touch our face? Dr. Meers says we touch our face 2 to 3 thousand times a day. 10. In what kind of cells were they able to grow the MEV-1 virus? They were able to grow the MEV-1 virus in a fetal bat lung cell. 11. On what day does the CDC researcher (Dr. Meers) get sick? Dr. Meers, the CDC researcher gets sick on day 14. 12. What is the “magic” drug that Crumwoody is suggesting is a cure? The “magic” drug that Crumwoody is suggesting is a cure is forsythia. 13. What is the R-0 of the original MEV-1? What happened to the virus once it infected HIV positive individuals? How did this affect the R-0? The R-0 of the original MEV-1 is 2. Once it infected HIV positive individuals, the virus mutates and the reproductive rate of the virus increases to about 4. 14. What vaccine number is the one that the worked in the monkey? How do they know the vaccine worked? The vaccine number that worked in the money is vaccine number 57. They know the vaccine worked because the monkey did not die and possessed no diseases. 15. When the CDC worker goes to visit her dad in the hospital, what is the name of the scientist that she refers to that inoculated himself with his bacteria? The scientist that she refers to that inoculated himself with his bacteria is Dr. Marshall. 16. What important event happens on Day 133? On day 133, a limited amount of MEV-1 vaccination for the virus became available. A lottery was conducted to decide who received the first supply of vaccines by choosing birth dates anonymously. 17. What does the CDC director (Dr. Ellis) do with his vaccine? The CDC director, Dr. Ellis, gives his vaccine to the young child, Anthony, of the janitor that cleans his workspace. 18. On what day does the movie end on? The movie ends on day 1. 19. Give the scenario for the origin of the virus that is shown at the end of the movie, how does the MEV-1 virus make its way to Beth Emhoff. The virus seemed to have originated from bats whose homes, trees, were destroyed. The bats found a new home in a pig farm where they contaminated the pigs. The pigs were then shipped off to be slaughtered for meat, and one location where the pigs were shipped was to a kitchen in Hong Kong where Beth Emhoff interacted with the chef slaughtering the pig. Beth Emhoff contracted the virus through the bodily fluids of the infected pig because the chef shook her hand after slaughtering the pig without properly washing his hands.