HLTHAGE 4G03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12.1: Roll Back Malaria Partnership, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Avian Influenza
22 Nov 2018
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Inhalation: tb, the flu, meningitis: nontraumatic contact: anthrax, traumatic contact: rabies, how can they be controlled, vaccination: smallpox, polio, measles, tetanus, hep b. yellow fever, etc, mass chemotherapy: onchocerciasis, hookworm, lymphatic filariasis, vector control: malaria, dengue, yellow fever. Note on the use of data in this chapter: most of the data are taken from who. But other data are from organizations such as. Unaids, roll back malaria, the global network on neglected tropical diseases. Data is complemented by data on the burden of disease and risk factors from the global burden of disease study 2010. Emerging and remerging infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance. Economic development and land use: technology and industry. International travel and commerce: breakdown of public health measures, poverty and social inequality, war and famine, lack of political will. The consequences of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases: costs - there are direct costs for those affected by diseases such as the costs of hospitalization.
