PUBHLTH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gastroenteritis, Immunodeficiency, Sarcoma
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July 3. 1981: rare cancer seen in 41 homosexuals (kaposi"s sarcoma) August, 1981: pneumocystis/pneumonia, striking gay men, one women had this. Summer, 1982: immune defect (known from immunosuppressive drugs, genetic conditions), immune deficiency syndrome, intravenous drug users, hemophiliacs, Cryptosporidium in milwaukee water shortage of blood supply 1983: public began panic, suggestion household contact fatal disease, Mid 1990: introduction of the drug regime, capability of controlling the disease. Politics, science, individual liberty, civil rights public health in the news. 1993: outbreak of intestinal flu hospital employee, students, school teachers. Milwaukee department of health - contacted wisconsin state department. Lake michigan- organism from cattle farms, slaughterhouses, human sewage by. Stalin: increase production on all costs, no data outside heavy spring rains and snow runoff. Public health in the news public health in russia practices, 1980 gorbachev: shortage of vaccine, drugs, medical supplies, unhygienic. Life expectancy at birth for men 64 in 1989 58. 9 in 2001. Emergency responses: factory explosions, earthquakes, hurricanes, train.
