BPS 1101 Midterm: MIDTERM1 NOTES

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biopharmaceutical sciences
• Course: BPS 1101
• Professor: William Ogilvie

Document Summary

Higher standards of living longer life span and improved quality of life: 2009 canada average: 81. 2; world average: 66. 6. Approx 30 to 35 years for most of recorded history (last 6000 years) Approx 30 to 35 years through the stone age (500,000 to 6000 years ago) 82 years in 2009 (canada: most improvements over last 150 years, 150 years ago, life expectancy was the same as the stone age, started to apply scientific ideas in everyday life around 1850. Causes of death have shifted from infectious disease to "wear and tear" (body just wears out) Historically, people lived entire lives in an unhealthy state (parasites) Main causes of death in 1900: pneumonia, tuberculosis, influenza. Main causes of death in 2004: heart disease, cancer, traffic accidents, diabetes. Most people carried lice and parasites throughout their life time (comb was invented due to lice) Controlling spread of disease: historically, chamber pots used when cesspits were available.