PUBH1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Helminths, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Aspergillus
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Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Infectious disease was the focus, however, we know that other types of diseases are now taking more lives. World top 10 causes of death, 1900 vs 2010. Age-standardised death rates for major causes of death, Blood cholesterol these are all indicators for major diseases. A nucleic acid moclcule (rna or dna) encapsulated in a protein or capsid. May produce a toxin (e. g. clostridium tetani in tetanus) Initiate an immune response -> damage on site of infection (pulmonary tuberculo by m. tuberculosis) or to other parts away from site of infection (e. g. rheumatic fever by group a streptococcus) At risk very young, very old or immunocompromised. The immune system explained i bacteria infection. Ones immune status determines the susceptibility to cds. Like an infection, but without illness and with few complications. Usually, cds are contracted (quickly), while ncds are (slowly) developed.