Lecture 1- Health of Humans

Question 1

In what ways do humans rely on animals

Answer 1

Food, companionship, transportation, biomedical research, health promotion, service, entertainment, sports, raise status, shelter, religion

Question 2

Zooeyia

Answer 2

Benefits of pet ownership to individuals and communities

Question 3

Zoonotic disease

Answer 3

Disease communicable between humans and animals under natural conditions

Question 4

Example of direct zoonoses

Answer 4

Rabies, intestinal parasites, psittacosis

Question 5

Examples of indirect zoonoses

Answer 5

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (tick vector), west Nile encephalitis (mosquito vector), chagas disease (kissing bug vector)

Question 6

What is health

Answer 6

State of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Question 7

What is public health

Answer 7

Science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private communities and individuals

Or

What we as a society do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy

Question 8

What is one health

Answer 8

Collaborative, multisectoral and trans-disciplinary approach- working at local, regional, national and global levels- to achieve optimal health and well being outcomes recognizing the interconnections between people, animals, plants and their shared environment

Question 9

What is market justice

Answer 9

Individual responsibility, minimal obligation to common good, fundamental freedom to all individuals to be left alone

Question 10

What is social justice

Answer 10

Minimal levels of income, basic housing, employment, education and healthcare should be seen as fundamental rights, preventable death and disability ought to be minimized