MIC 130 Exam #2 Questions and
Answers Updated 2024 Graded A
High Income - >12.6 thousand per person per year
Low Income - <1 thousand per person per year
Extreme Poverty - <$1.90 per person per day
Poverty line in the US - $25,000 per family of 4 per year
Is development linked to better health outcomes? - Yes
What is the link between infectious disease burden and economic wealth?
Exception? - USUALLY higher per capita GDP and higher life expectancy
Exception: 19th century England
- 1780-1880: Industrialization led to steady economic growth
--> increase in GDP and GNI per capita
--> Migration of people to cities for increased wages
What is the death rate of people age 0-14 in low vs middle vs high income
countries? - low: 40%
middle: 15%
high: 1%
What was the period of the fastest economic growth? What was the effect on
health? - 1820-1870
,-No improvement in health was seen
-Life expectancy was worse in the cities due to crowding and poor sanitation
-Infectious disease became more common (infant diarrhea, typhoid, LRI, Typhus,
Cholera)
-Rural poor moved in, educated upper class moved out
Rapid economic growth between 1820-1870 resulted in...
Overall takeaway? - disruption, deprivation, disease, and death to those in the cities
***Industrialization is ALWAYS disruptive
Who were Edwin Chadwick and John Snow?What was the result? - People who
stood up to improve health conditions in the city in London
Edwin Chadwick: argued that healthy workers were good for business
John Snow: showed contaminated water transmitted disease
Result: Built a sewage system
What was the wealthy's reaction to building a quality sewer system? - They
resisted the development of a sewer system because...
-wealthy were not involved
-didn't want higher taxes
-benefits weren't clear
-nor the business of government (government is intervening in people's lives)
What was the big stink of 1858? - Hot summer that made the sewage around the
city smell even worse than normal, so Parliament approved a sewer system, which
was completed in 1870
(when the wealthy were finally impacted from unsanitary conditions)
Development and industrialization are linked to better health outcomes, but
development is __________________ and can bring ______________,
_________________, and _________________.
What is they key to good health after development and industrialization? -
Disruptive
, Deprivation, Disease, Death
Good economic and political management to provide for public health
In 1800, how big was the difference between the highest per capita GDP and
lowest per capita GDP? - England had GDP 4x Africa
Percentage of GDP growth per year for the US vs Africa? How big is the
difference between these 2 places today? - US - 1.7%
Africa - 0.7%
US GDP 40x Africa
What accounts for the more rapid economic growth of the US and developed
countries? - Faster growth is attributed to:
-Technology based industrialization (using knowledge and technology to become
more productive)
Ex: cell phones, machines
How does poverty at the individual and family level impact the ability to combat
malaria? - -Cannot afford drugs/medications/bed nets
-Walk long distances to see a doctor (limited hospital access and locations)
-No health care
How does sickness and death due to malaria impact a family's ability to thrive
economically? - -They keep buying medication, so they have less money for other
things
-They cannot work due to sickness
-Decreased productivity of both children and adults
-Funeral costs
In what ways might malaria impact a business economically? - -Workers contract
disease and are unable to work
-Children get disease and workers cannot come in because caring for sick children
-General economic suppressor
How might malaria impact the economy of a country? - -People spending less
because they are spending money on survival
-Less productivity -> taxes decrease, less government intervention
Answers Updated 2024 Graded A
High Income - >12.6 thousand per person per year
Low Income - <1 thousand per person per year
Extreme Poverty - <$1.90 per person per day
Poverty line in the US - $25,000 per family of 4 per year
Is development linked to better health outcomes? - Yes
What is the link between infectious disease burden and economic wealth?
Exception? - USUALLY higher per capita GDP and higher life expectancy
Exception: 19th century England
- 1780-1880: Industrialization led to steady economic growth
--> increase in GDP and GNI per capita
--> Migration of people to cities for increased wages
What is the death rate of people age 0-14 in low vs middle vs high income
countries? - low: 40%
middle: 15%
high: 1%
What was the period of the fastest economic growth? What was the effect on
health? - 1820-1870
,-No improvement in health was seen
-Life expectancy was worse in the cities due to crowding and poor sanitation
-Infectious disease became more common (infant diarrhea, typhoid, LRI, Typhus,
Cholera)
-Rural poor moved in, educated upper class moved out
Rapid economic growth between 1820-1870 resulted in...
Overall takeaway? - disruption, deprivation, disease, and death to those in the cities
***Industrialization is ALWAYS disruptive
Who were Edwin Chadwick and John Snow?What was the result? - People who
stood up to improve health conditions in the city in London
Edwin Chadwick: argued that healthy workers were good for business
John Snow: showed contaminated water transmitted disease
Result: Built a sewage system
What was the wealthy's reaction to building a quality sewer system? - They
resisted the development of a sewer system because...
-wealthy were not involved
-didn't want higher taxes
-benefits weren't clear
-nor the business of government (government is intervening in people's lives)
What was the big stink of 1858? - Hot summer that made the sewage around the
city smell even worse than normal, so Parliament approved a sewer system, which
was completed in 1870
(when the wealthy were finally impacted from unsanitary conditions)
Development and industrialization are linked to better health outcomes, but
development is __________________ and can bring ______________,
_________________, and _________________.
What is they key to good health after development and industrialization? -
Disruptive
, Deprivation, Disease, Death
Good economic and political management to provide for public health
In 1800, how big was the difference between the highest per capita GDP and
lowest per capita GDP? - England had GDP 4x Africa
Percentage of GDP growth per year for the US vs Africa? How big is the
difference between these 2 places today? - US - 1.7%
Africa - 0.7%
US GDP 40x Africa
What accounts for the more rapid economic growth of the US and developed
countries? - Faster growth is attributed to:
-Technology based industrialization (using knowledge and technology to become
more productive)
Ex: cell phones, machines
How does poverty at the individual and family level impact the ability to combat
malaria? - -Cannot afford drugs/medications/bed nets
-Walk long distances to see a doctor (limited hospital access and locations)
-No health care
How does sickness and death due to malaria impact a family's ability to thrive
economically? - -They keep buying medication, so they have less money for other
things
-They cannot work due to sickness
-Decreased productivity of both children and adults
-Funeral costs
In what ways might malaria impact a business economically? - -Workers contract
disease and are unable to work
-Children get disease and workers cannot come in because caring for sick children
-General economic suppressor
How might malaria impact the economy of a country? - -People spending less
because they are spending money on survival
-Less productivity -> taxes decrease, less government intervention
