ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Iron-Deficiency Anemia, Hepatitis C Virus, Tuberculosis
7 Sep 2016
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#3 - is it modern or archaeological? adult and child body farm taphonomy. #7 - what is the age? (dental development, fusion of epiphyses - bone development) #9 - what is the stature? (length of bones) Epidemiology study of the determinants, dynamics and distribution of disease. Associated with major changes in human way of life. Shifts in human ecology > new disease ecology. Paleolithic diet lots of vegetables, low in fat, sodium, and carbohydrates. Change in the way humans interact with their environment: major changes in diet. New opportunities for zoonoses infectious diseases acquired from animals. High population densities favour herd diseases (person -> person) (e. g. measles, smallpox, etc ) Linear enamel hypoplasias (on teeth) - general indicator of stress during growth and development. Rats > louse - and flea borne diseases (e. g. bubonic plague) Antibiotic resistance and microbial adaptations -> emerging or new diseases. Ecological change brings humans into contact with pathogens.
