wildlife and PH & emerging diseases Flashcards
what is public health
organized efforts of society to prevent human disease, prolong life and promote human health
determinants of health
physical, social and economic environments and lifestyle&behavior
two most important determinants of your health
income and education
two most important determinants of your health
income and education
4 domains of public health outcomes
improving wider determinants of health, health improvement, health protection, health care (public health and preventing premature mortality)
health protection includes
environmental health, occupational health and infectious diseases
why are emerging infections occurring from wildlife now?
“edge” effect, detection bias and new vulnerability hypothesis
what is the edge effect
increased interfaces between people, domestic animals and wildlife; allow for epidemiological connections
what actions are causing the edge effect
globalization, deforestation, suburbanization, food choices
what does detection bias mean
new technologies allow for molecular epidemiology for source tracing
what is the new vulnerability hypothesis
ecosystem changes affecting wildlife susceptibility and exposure
what can we do to prevent emerging disease
sentinels for new pathogens (surveillance and monitoring), risk assessment and communication (where and when we should worry), controlling disease at the source
what are mammalian portals of entry and exit
CNS, circulatory system, skin, urinary system, anus, genital system, mammary gland, alimentary system, respiratory system, nares, mouth, conjunctiva (PROTECT YOUR HOLES)
how do you control disease at the source with wildlife emerging diseases
manage human-wildlife interactions, maintain vibrant biodiversity and reducing their vulnerability, general precautions
endemic wildlife disease bite example
rabies
endemic wildlife diseases involving alimentary tract
trichinella (food), giardia, tularemia and toxoplasma (water), baylisascaris (hygiene)
excluding HIV, what is the emerging disease with the most impact
lyme disease
endemic wildlife diseases involving transmission by conjunctiva or nares
tularemia or influenza
endemic wildlife diseases involving vector transmission
WNV, lyme disease, rickettsia, babesia, tularemia, ehrlichia, plague
what processes lead to the spread of lyme disease
turkeys used to run throughout the east; cut down all the trees on the eastern sea board, reforested with trees from Ohio, trees were better for deer population, THEN suburbinization lead to closer contact between deer and people
endemic wildlife disease examples transmitted via air
hantavirus, influenza, tularemia
endemic wildlife disease that has in utero effects
toxoplasma
general advice for endemic disease
W.A.S.H
general advice for endemic disease
W.A.S.H