Lecture 1: Intro to Global & Environmental Health (Exam 1) Flashcards
Define one health
The collaborative effort of multiple disciplines - working locally, nationally, & globally - to attain optimal health for people, animals, & the envi
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What are the 3 pieces of the epidemiologic triad that determine disease potential
- Agent
- Host
- Environment
What are examples of environment in the epidemiological tria
- Weather
- Housing
- Geography
- Geology
- Management
- Noise
- Air quality
- Food
- Chemicals
Where do we get the environmental facts in companion animal? Large animal?
- Companion: Good history taking
- LA: Observation & hx
What % of all deaths are all due to preventable environmental factors
23%
What are some environmental death causes
- Exposure to hazardous substances in the air, water, soil, & food
- Natural & technological disasters
- Climate change
- Occupational hazards
- The built envi
What is the largest environmental cause of disease & death
Pollution
What of the top 10 conditions hav an environmental componenet
- Ear infection
- Skin allergies
- Arthritis
- Hot spots
- Soft tissue trauma
- Upset stomach/vomiting
- Intestinal upset/diarrhea
- Hypothyroidism
What are some environmental factors that we need to consider at the vet clinic/practice
- Infectious disease: Patient isolation, zoonosis, personal protection, & cleaning
- Noise pollution
- Chemicals: Insecticides, Anti-parasiticals, Drugs, cleaning
- Waste disposal: biological waste, carcass disposal, & sharp disposal
- Air quality: Smells, odors, Ax gases
- Antimicrobial resistance: dispensing & disposing
- Radiology
- Trauma: caused by animal or heavy duty equipment
Describe the paris agreement of 2015
- 2016
- Obama - commitment to it
- 2017 Trump ceases agreement
- 2021 Biden reinstates the agreement
- 2025 Trump announces withdraw
- Example of climate change agreements
T/F: Livestock is responsible for 18% of global green house gases
False
Is there more disease emergence today b/c of climate change? Example
- Yes
- Blue tongue from culicoides obsoletus complex moving north into areas never seen before b/c of warmer climate change
- Feline asthma
- Canine lymphomas (7 to 14% of cancer in all dogs)
During 2015 there were seven multistate food poisoning outbreaks linked to contact w/ pets. What bacteria was found in all of them?
Salmonella
