1.a. Patterns of diseases

Question 1

Global distributions of:

Answer 1

Malaria
HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease

Question 2

Malaria

Answer 2

Infectious, non-contagious tropical
Anopheles mosquitoes - warm, humid
3.2 billion at risk in 97 countries
Eliminated in North Australia and Southern US states

Question 3

HIV/AIDS

Answer 3

Infectious, contagious
Human body fluids
2015, 35 million people infected globally
Highest in sub-Saharan Africa - South Africa and Nigeria

Question 4

Tuberculosis

Answer 4

2013- 9 million cases, 1.5 million death
Infectious and contagious
95% deaths in lower income countries

Question 5

Diabetes

Answer 5

Non-communicable disease
Affects 250 million people
4 million deaths annually
High in North America, East and South Asia

Question 6

Cardiovascular disease

Answer 6

Includes CHD, stroke, hypertension
High in ageing populations in ACs
17 million deaths a year - 80% in lower income countries