Factors affecting birth and death rates. Flashcards
What are the factors that affect birth and death rates?
- The black death
- Smallpox
- HIV and AIDS
- TB
- Malaria
- Diarrhoea
What is The black death?
The black death was a pandemic that began in central Asia and China and spread rapidly through Europe.
What is smallpox?
Smallpox is a very bad contagious disease with fever and pustules that leave permanent scars.
What are HIV and AIDS?
HIV is a disease that affects the bodies immune system and AIDS is the disease that kills you by a disease entering your body and since your immune system is bad it kills you.
What is TB?
TB is an airborne, infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium TB that affects the lungs.
What is malaria?
Malaria ia a parasitic disease transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito.
What is diarrhoea?
Diarrhoea is a disease caused by infection in the stomach and intestines. The infection results in severe dehydration and electrolyte imbalances.