INTST101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Dwarfism, Millennium Development Goals, Scrapie
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Some developing countries" citizens have lifespans longer than of the united states" despite. 1 the gap in wealth, power, and technology: health is linked to broader issues of politics and policy. Costa rica doesn"t have the us wealth/technology but its citizens have a greater lifespan: health is defined in different ways, how nations perceive health issues depends on cultural backgrounds (big impact on how govt ensures citizen"s health) How human accidentally give rise to/amplify diseases (ex bse) Multiple reasons for the infectious diseases returning: emerging diseases sprang from agricultural practices (health conditions are related to food) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse)/mad cow diseases: disease that attacked the brain. No known treatments, and the appearance was a mystery. First victims of mad cow disease in europe were recipients of growth hormone for pituitary dwarfism. Kuru (the only known outbreak of a similar disorder): fore people of new. Guinea acquired disease in a ritual cannibalism where they consumed the brains of their dead.