Biology 3593B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Typhoid Fever, 1918 Flu Pandemic, Orthomyxoviridae
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Epidemic: a general outbreak of disease with higher incidence that would normally be expected for a geography or population. Endemic: the constant presence and/or usual prevalence of a disease for a geography or population. Pandemic: a global epidemic spreading across continents. Describe the influence of human behaviour on epidemic disease: role of war, famine, living conditions. It brings opportunity for infectious agents to expand beyond its original disease pool". After-effects of natural disasters: low availability of safe water, low availability of sanitation facilities, overcrowding, low availability of healthcare services. Give examples of bacterial epidemic infections: black plague, zoonotic, zoonotic body lice, syphilis, typhus, typhoid fever, cholera, tuberculosis. Give examples of viral epidemic infections: small pox. Influenza virus: both a and b cause epidemics, high gene mutation, spanish flu, zoonotic, polio, hiv. Have awareness of how epidemics can be limited media and social factors: better hygiene, vaccines, antibacterial drugs.
