SOC243H1 Lecture Notes - Measles, Nosology
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Value on those judgment/power differentials: different comparisons of positions (poor rich, black white) implies an interest in different structures systems and conflicts, psycho social factors can contribute to health as well, a system can incorporate more than one of these different theories, technological development is not so much the issue in countries with high mortality rates, clean water and vaccinations are more needed than higher technology, who says that since 1970"s new infectious diseases have been identified at a rate of at least one per year, some religious groups portrayed hiv as a disease that effects people that are less moral and therefore they lobbied to decrease funding which would help to slow this epidemic, measles, respiratory disease that has a vaccine, there are more than 160 deaths due to measles in 2011, vaccines are available world wide, however, some children in poorer countries are not vaccinated, there are even outbreaks in developed countries.
