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Infect. Disease

Anthropology 102 Ninth Lecture

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What is Bubonic Plague about? 20 million people killed in Europe alone. In China, the population dropped from around 125 million to 90 million over the course of the 14th century
How many people died from flu worldwide in 1918? 30-40 million people
How many Americans died in October? 200,000
What is the disease that is eliminated as a result of modern medical technology? small pox virus
Which blood type is favored by virus? O
What medicine reduced the mortality rate since 1940s? antibiotics
What is epidemic? new cases of a disease spread rapidly through the population
What are some infectious disease in hunter and gatherers? parasites and zoonoses
How much did infectious disease deaths increase between 1980 and 1992? 58%
What are some examples of emergent infectious diseases? HIV, Ebola
What is one of the examples of reemergent infectious diseases? tuberculosis
What is the process of HIV? Virus targets T4 helper cells, which is the major part of immune system. Immune system fails, and opportunistic infections can lead to death.
What are some factors that may increase the impact of infectious disease? global warming, population movement, overcrowding/unsanitary conditions, and overuse of antibiotics
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