Who am I?
I am a bacteria that has a rapid onset of symptoms and causes fever, sore throat, nausea, and vomiting.
Strep throat
A disease that is not contagious.
Non Communicable
Any inanimate object that can transmit disease.
Fomite transmission
A tool that provides a visual example of demographic transition that may be occurring within a country.
Population pyramid
This type of study uses information about birth rate, death rate, population size, and population density.
Demography
I can be treated with vaccines or medications:
bacteria or viruses
viruses
An epidemic of an infectious disease that spreads through a large region.
Pandemic
Spread of pathogens through contact with an infected person or an infected person's blood or body fluid is known as:
Direct contact
Fill in the blank: Demographic transition can help us predict how a country's health will change due to ______________ changes.
Economic
What is happening to the world population that is creating new groups that are vulnerable to disease?
Aging (at an unprecedented rate)
I am a unique strain of the flu that was very prevalent in 2009 and was first discovered in North America.
H1N1 or swine flu
spread from pigs to humans
This tracks how a population of a country changes over time.
Demographic transition
Breathing contaminated air
Airborne transmission
True or False: Vulnerable populations are found only in cities and very populated areas.
False: All countries, and all types of environments.
What section of the population is seeing the most deaths from malaria?
African children
I am a life threatening, yet curable and preventable disease, transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito. My signs and symptoms include fever, headache, chills, and vomiting.
Malaria
Term used for a population that is more likely to suffer health problems or are at a greater risk for communicable or NCDs
Vulnerable population
When a disease is spread by an animal or insect:
What is a key fact about countries in Stage One demographic transition?
Mortality rate begins to decline
Person who carries an infection. This person may or may not show signs of illness.
Susceptible Host
I am an airborne bacterial killer that hides in plain sight. While I usually attack the lungs I can also attach the brain and spine.
Tuberculosis
Trend of increasing number of people living in cities.
Urbanization
Eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water.
Food-borne or water-borne transmission
What stage of demographic transition is considered the "graying" of a population?
Stage 3
Per our notes, what is the most common accidental cause of death?
Traffic accidents
However, currently in the US it is unintentional poisoning/overdose.