Ryan Burke Professor John Bock Anth. 342 20 December 2014 Response Paper 4 – How have economic development and globalization changed the ecology of human health and disease? In your discussion‚ include aging‚ infectious disease‚ and chronic disease. You should discuss the concept of epidemiological transitions Prehistoric humans had no notion for the differences between a PPO or an HMO benefits package‚ nor any reason to concern themselves. Similarly‚ most people today haven’t the slightest idea
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The interview began at 12: 45pm and ended 12:55pm. The following questions that were asked are as followed‚ what is in your experience in your field the greatest threat related to infectious diseases? And what kinds of solutions do you
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Illnesses Caused | Bacteria | Can be helpful‚ can be an aid in digestion‚ able to break down sewage‚ can be used in food (yoghurt)‚ affects odour‚ taste and texture. Needs nutrients‚ pH‚ time‚ temperature‚ +/- Oxygen and water activity to grow. | Lyme disease‚ Tuberculosis | Viruses | Exist only to replicate‚ need a host‚ infect all types of cells‚ found in soil‚ water and air. | Hepatitis A‚ Norovirus‚ Measles‚ Mumps | Parasites | Need a host (nourishment‚ protection‚ complete life cycle)‚ found in
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Prions cause diseases‚but they aren’t viruses or bacteria or fungi or parasites. They are simply proteins‚ and proteins were never thought to be infectious on their own. Organisms are infectious‚ proteins are not. Or‚ at least‚ they never used to be. Prions entered the public’s consciousness during the mad cow epidemic that hitEngland in 1986. For decades‚ however‚ scientists had searched for unusual‚ atypical infectious agents that they suspected caused some puzzling diseases that could
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chemical radical‚ or subatomic particle from one compound and pass it on to another. Cholesterol - Best-known member of a group of lipids called steroids. Cholesterol is commonly found in cell membranes and animal hormones. Chronic disease - Any process or disease that persists over a long duration. Control - control group covalent bond - A chemical bond formed by the sharing of electrons between two atoms. disinfect - The destruction of pathogenic nonsporulating
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sociological perspectives‚ theories and methods to the study of health illness and medical practice. • Social conditions and situations not only promote and‚ in some cases‚ cause the possibility of illness and disability but also enhance prospects for disease prevention and health maintenance. Development of Medical Sociology • • • • Earliest works undertaken by physicians Did not begin in earnest until World War II Initial alliance with medicine was in psychiatry Hollingshead and Redlich produced inportant
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March 11‚ 2013 Table of Contents I. Introduction - II. Common Forms of Sickness 1. Injuries A. Eye injuries B. Head injuries C. Bone‚ Joint and Muscle injuries 2. Diseases a. Skin disease b. Infections disease c. Respiratory disease 3. Poisoning a. Toxic b. Venom c. Poisoning from exposure to gases or vapors d. Food poisoning III. Causes of Illness 1. Accidents 2. Bacteria 3. Virus 4. Chemical Exposure IV
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Infection Control and the Dental Practice The purpose of infection control in dental practice is to prevent the transmission of disease-producing agents such as bacteria‚ viruses and fungi from one patient to another patient‚ from dental practitioner and dental staff to patients‚ and from patients to dental practitioner or other dental staff. In dental practice‚ microorganisms may be inhaled‚ implanted‚ ingested‚ injected‚ or splashed onto the skin or mucosa. They can spread by direct contact
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Health problems in developing Nations. Many health problems of the developing world arise from the interaction of three forces; infectious diseases‚ especially of infants and young children ‚ malnutrition and uncontrolled population growth. Infectious disease takes a terrible toll. There are about a billion cases each year of some of the common infectious diseases- diarrhea‚ respiratory infection‚ malaria‚ schistosomiasis‚ tuberculosis‚ and intestinal parasites. More than a million deaths occur
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Without dental Dental hygienists a high percentage of kids and adults can have have a high risk of getting gum disease. The risks of a person having gum disease can lead up to a heart disease because all of the bacteria from the mouth can go into the blood vessels and blood starts to clot which then affects the heart causing a heart disease. A dental hygienist can prevent this from happening if the patient starts their checking in with the dentist. Every person needs a dental hygienist‚ because they
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