Phlt 304 stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Public Health Triad - Answer -the triad consists of an external agent, a susceptible host, and an environment that brings the host and agent together. -disease results from the interaction between the agent and the susceptible host in an environment that supports transmission of the agent from a source to that host. What is one health and how is it important to public health? - Answer -One Health is a collaborative, trans-disciplinary approach to achieving optimal health for people and other...

the public health triad - Answer People->other species->environment-> public health triad is similar - Answer epidemiologic triad agent->environment->host-> One health - Answer collaborative trans-disciplinary approach to achieving optimal health for people and other organisms in the environment - the health of the people is connected to the health of animals, plants, and the shares environment ecosystem services - Answer a framework for understanding human intera...

Night shift work is - Answer probably carcinogenic Positive associations have been found between night shift work and - Answer breast, colon and rectum cancers Night shift work is usually found in - Answer health care, manufacturing, retail, service sector, and transport industries Top sleep deprived country - Answer Japan Top 6 sleep deprived countries - Answer Japan, US, UK, Germany, Canada, Mexico What percent of Americans report getting less than seven hours of sleep a night? ...

NTDs - Answer Neglected Tropical Diseases A number of NTDs are caused by - Answer worms and protozoa NTDs typically persist only in the - Answer poorest All low-income countries are affected by at least _______ NTDs - Answer 5 CDC's Targeted NTDs - Answer • Lymphatic filariasis • Onchocerciasis (oncho or river blindness) • Shistosomiasis (bilharzia, snail fever) • Soil transmitted helminths • Trachoma • Guinea worm disease (Dracunculiasis) LF - Answer Lymphatic F...

Deficiencies in Vitamin C - Answer What caused scurvy or Rickets? Water soluble can be excreted from the body safely(vitamin B) Lipid soluble can accumulate to detrimental levels (A,D,E,K)-can cause an overdose - Answer Why is it important to know about lipid and water soluble vitamins? Dietary Supplement - Answer What is an essential nutrient/vitamin/mineral? Eat large variety of foods - Answer What is the best way to get vitamins? Need very little from food, too much can be harmfu...

Agent - Answer virulence, infectivity, addictive qualities (PH Triad) Host - Answer genetic susceptibility, resiliency, nutritional status, motivation (PH Triad) Environment - Answer public health sanitation, social context, availability of health care Anthropogenic Pollution - Answer emission of CO2, emission of GHG, industries, increase vehicles, deforestation, chemical fertilizers, HUMAN Natural Pollution - Answer volcanic eruptions, meteorites, sunspot/solar cycle, ocean currents...

neurodegenerative disease - Answer incurable debilitating conditions caused by progressive degeneration of nerve cells ataxias - Answer movement problems Dementia - Answer impaired mental functioning Alzheimer's disease - Answer most common form of dementia Examples of Neurodegenerative diseases - Answer -Parkinson's disease -Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -Huntington's Disease -HIV- related cognitive impairment -Multiple Sclerosis -Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease -Alzheimer's Dis...

parasite - Answers organism that lives in or on a host and gets food from the host at the hosts expense - helminths (parasitic worms) - protozoa - ectoparasites (ticks, fleas lice- most important as disease vectors) - Answers what are the 3 main classes of parasites that the CDC lists? Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) - Answers -parasitic and bacterial diseases that cause illness for more than one billion people globally -Affecting world's poorest people, impair physical and cognit...