ANTC68H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Medical Anthropology, Germ Theory Of Disease, Orthohantavirus
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Only thing examinable for satten et. al 2012 will be whatever is on the lecture slides. Quiz one: multiple choice, short answers and fill in the blanks. Bonus marks: academic integrity workshop may 30th 2016. Watch the video of sensitivity vs. specificity (url posted in lecture slides) Know the demographic transitions omran says there is a 4th stage the stage we are in now: return of infectious diseases (most likely will ask a question on. Medical anthropology starts with epidemiology grounding in biomedical practises. Requires germ theory, understanding of what causes diseases. Quantitative statistics to collect data and analyze. P/h oriented, focused on high levels of programming changes, consequences of diseases. Anthropology contribution to epidemiology takes into account cultural believes not reflective of western paradigm. In the north, 80% of inhabitants are inuit but 95% of the doctors are southern doctors and do not speak the native language.
