ANTH 2450H Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Histoplasmosis, Orthomyxoviridae, Rickettsia
15 Dec 2016
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Anth 2450 06/01/16 introduction: the anthropology of infectious disease; war and plagues. The presence of a pathogen in a population is not enough to cause an outbreak in itself. It works in conjunction with other conditions if conditions aren"t conducive, it will not cause an outbreak. Cumulative exam, essay questions: thematic in nature. Refers to pestilence: contagious illness or epidemic calamity: natural disaster (e. g. plague of locusts) bubonic plague non-infectious diseases. Definitions of plague an epidemic disease causing a high rate of mortality: webster"s. Epidemic: a disease that affects a large number of people in a short period of time . Endemic: a disease that is present at all times, but in more moderate numbers . Pandemic: an epidemic on a global scale (e. g. the aids pandemic). May not necessary have a large mortality rate, could be just sick can also refer to endemic disease.
