Lecture 29 Nonbiological determinants of disease Flashcards
Where is there more chance of disease transmission, rural or urban areas?
Urban areas
What types of migrations spread disease?
Into deforested land, refugee camps, migrant workers
How does tech and industry spread disease?
Drug resistant, prices of drugs, bioterrorism
How does economic development spread disease?
copper poison from well, helminths in dams, mosquitos electricity, DDT
How does International travel cause disease?
airports, shipping (standing water, produce), commerce
Pathogens select for __ in human population
resistance
What do pathogens lose during long term infections?
virulence
Rising sea levels and huimidity levels have what things on the move?
coral , mosquitos, humans
Rising sea levels and huimidity levels have what things released?
paleo pathogen bactercicles that can become part of modern humans
Deforestation can cause a disease like
yellow fever
Lack of political will about disease treatment is linked to
health disparties, the politicalization of disease
The media can cause bias when it comes to disease because…
The name of the disease can be carefully curated to target a certain population/area to point blame
we need to be contributing more to developing countries because of inflation, true or false?
absolutely TRUE
The life expectancy in the continent of Africa is
under 60 years
Rising sea levels and humidity levels have what things on the move?
coral , mosquitos, humans
