ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Herbivore, Animal Husbandry, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
25 Mar 2013
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Globalization- re-emergence of infectious diseases thinking about disease in biomedical metaphors. Little water borne pathogens burrow into bottom of feet and infect individual. General term for a disease that causes really high fevers and cause internal and external bleeding. Trees are useful; go through large tracts of forest create swampy areas and create an environment for mosquitoes. When we feed plants with water-standing water is where mosquitoes lay their eggs. Animal husbandry practice has created an environment for influenza virus to mutate. These are human activities that benefit but there are unintended consequences/diseases. When virus gets into the body it causes extreme fever and internal/external hemorrhaging. 50-90% mortality-when we look at this rate around 50% but can get as high as 90%, especially in developing nations in africa. Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with blood or other secretions. However if they come into contact with other animals specifically apes, chimpanzees and a small herbivore called a duiker in africa.
