IMED3001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gastrulation, Neurulation, Rheumatic Fever
14 Dec 2020
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In the 1930s and 1940s, rhd was the leading cause of death of american school-aged children. Paediatric wards were full of children with the disease and whole hospitals were devoted to its care. > 6000 people on rhd control program registers. ~250 cases of arf each year (94% indigenous) 50-150 deaths due to rhd each year. Prevalence of rhd in indigenous australians in nt ~2% Burden almost exclusively borne by indigenous australians. Rhd is an exemplar disease of the gap that needs to be closed. Nt aboriginal people 55-69 times more likely to have/die from arf/rhd than non-aboriginal. Rhd daly rate in indigenous australians 6. 6 times higher than that in non- A national, coordinated approach to rhd control - rhdaustralia. Core funding for rhd control programs across: Western australia, queensland & northern territory. Early embryology: gastrulation, neurulation and lateral folding etc. The formation, structure and folding of the primitive heart tube. The partitioning and septation of the heart tube.
