Disease Patterns Flashcards

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What is sleeping sickness?

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A Sub- Saharan African endemic

Caused by parasites transmitted within a tsetse fly

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Give an example of an epidemic disease with facts

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Ebola 2014
West Africa
11 310 deaths
39.5% fatality rate

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Give an example of a degenerative disease

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CVD (heart attack, stroke)
Cancer
Respiratory disease

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Facts about malaria

disease type, vector, no. at risk, location

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Infectious (not contagious)
Found in Africa/Latin America
3.2 billion people at risk
Transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes

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Facts about HIV

disease type, spread, stats

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Contagious and infectious
Spread through blood/semen
35 million infected worldwide (2015)

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Facts about TB

disease type, spread, stat

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Infectious, highly contagious
Spreads in poverty and overcrowded living conditions
95% of deaths in LIDCs

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Facts about diabetes

disease type, cause, stat, type 1 vs 2

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Non communicable disease
Insulin deficiency
4 million deaths annually
Type 1: Hereditary
Type 2: Poor lifestyle
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Facts about cardiovascular disease

(types of CVD, stat, causes

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Heart disease, stroke, angina
Major cause of morbidity in AC ageing populations
Causes link to tobacco, poor diet, physical inactivity
17 million deaths per year

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