MICR 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Kashechewan First Nation, Millennium Development Goals, Waterborne Diseases

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Microbiology and Immunology
• Course: MICR 221
• Professor: Virginia K Walker

Document Summary

Acute care: individual, emphasis on disease diagnosis, treatment and care of patient, uniform system for certifying specialists. Public health: population, disease prevention, health promotion for the whole community, social sciences are an integral part of ph education and practice, specialization by. By the end of this lecture the student should be able to: Understand the origin and consequences of water borne disease, including public health implications. 1. 3 billion l for gta per day (city of toronto: 0. 5 km3 per year. 329l per person per day (environment canada: <1% for drinking. Diarrheal disease (who: 4% of all deaths (2. 2 million people globally, highest source of morbidity in children (kids under 5, 5% of daly global burden (daily disease burden?) 47% - unknown pathogen norwalk virus: stomach flu in ontario, gardia and cryptosporidium are the mains. >100 canadian aboriginal communities on long-term bwa (assembly of first. Nations: cannot drink or use water without boiling first.