Global mortality and morbidity Flashcards

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Define health

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A state of complete physical, social, and mental wellbeing an not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

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Define a non-communicable disease

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A medical condition or disease that is by definition non-infectious and non-transmissible among people.

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Define morbidity

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Relates to illness and disease. It can also be used to describe the incidence of a disease within society.

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Define mortality

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This relates to death. It can be measured by death rate, infant mortality, case mortality, and attack rate.

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What 3 things is global health linked to?

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  • The physical environment (where air and water quality is important)
  • The economic environment (affects the type of housing and jobs they do)
  • The social environment (determining where an individual is educated or lives)
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