What are emerging diseases?
What are emerging diseases?
Outbreaks of new diseases that were unknown before OR known diseases that are now spreading quickly in number of cases, or in number of areas where people are sick OR known infectious diseases that are persistent and can't be controlled
Does HIV only affect men?
No, HIV can affect anyone regardless of their sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity, age and geographic location.
What can be done to improve Healthcare Systems?
Increase: Responsiveness, Equity, and access to resources
Decrease: Physical/ financial barriers
What are the 2 main types of intervention?
Therapeutic
Preventative
What’s the difference between emerging and reemerging disease?
Reemerging diseases are those that come back after they have been on a major decline
What age group is most at risk when diagnosed with COVID-19
People who are older than 85 years old are typically more susceptible to death when sick with COVID-19
What are the concerns with Improving Surveillance?
Ensuring correct data, update systems, coordination, costs
Which of the following is considered a Preventative Intervention?
Name 3 emerging diseases.
Coronavirus infections, such as COVID-19, SARS, and MERS
HIV infections
Lyme disease
Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7
Hantavirus
Dengue fever
West Nile virus
Zika virus
How does traveling make people more susceptible to potentially carrying emerging diseases?
People who travel more frequently have a higher chance of encountering emerging pathogens from regions where they are more common.
What are the concerns with Vaccinations?
Effectiveness, Controversies, Research, Mandates, Ethics
What does a therapeutic Intervention do?
Helps treat the side effects of a disease
Where in the United States do we have reemerging diseases?
Philadelphia- measles
What are some demographic factors that directly affect vulnerability to emerging diseases?
Age, Geographic location, cultural practices, underlying health conditions
What are the concerns with Preventing the Spread of Emerging Diseases?
Antibiotic Resistance, Predicting the next disease
True or False: An intervention is an action taken to treat and prevent a disease?
What’s one factor that contributes to the reemergence of certain diseases?
Declining vaccination rates or mutations/new strains
Name one group disproportionately affected by emerging diseases
Pregnant women, children, elderly, those with chronic conditions, and individuals with weakened immune systems