Lecture 1 - Introduction Flashcards
What is a major cause of disease spread?
Global movement: of people, animals, products etc.
What are four factors of human encroachment of natural habitats?
- Population expansion
- Tourism
- Exposure to novel zoonoses
- Bush meat
Which species are the so called “big 3”?
- Bacteria
- Virusses
- Protozoa (malaria, etc.)
Explain neglected tropical diseases in one sentence.
Diseases of the bottom billion, poorest sixth of the world’s population.
Why are they called neglected tropical diseases?
Diseases related to poverty are largely absent from the global public health agenda, initially as part of a general disregard for the developing world, and more recently due to the intensity of focus on HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria.
All low-income countries have at least 5 NTDs because of what 4 factors?
- Disease of poverty
- Water access
- Sanitation
- Housing
What are benefits of NTD control besides “individuals spared of the effects of the illness”?
- Provide impressive rates of economic return
- Strengthen public health services for relatively modest levels of investment
What term is used to describe: “The Government’s invitation to address the problems face by “developing countries” in new and innovative ways.”
Global challenges research fund (GCRF).
Name a few of the problems faced by developing countries that GCRF tries to attack.
- Poverty and famine;
- Epidemic disease and global health
- Gender inequality
- Human rights
- Climate change
- Recovery from conflict
- Migration and refugee crisis
- Cultural heritage protection, etc. etc.
Who are most affected by STHs? How are they infected?
STHs = soil-transmitted helminths. Children are most affected. Infections are acquired through ingestion of, or contact with, soil containing worm eggs or larvae.
What is the most common leishmaniasis syndrome and one of the most important causes of chronic ulcerating skin lesions worldwide?
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL).
