Effects of disease

Question 1

What effect does disease have on health?

Answer 1

Increased poor health and sometimes permanent disability and death

Question 2

What effect does disease have on economic development?

Answer 2

Slow economic development, due to increasing death rates, decreasing productivity and increasing health care costs

Question 3

What effect does disease have on lifestyle?

Answer 3

Increased poverty, impaired learning and a downward spiral as the poorest families are trapped in poverty