HLTA03H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Nicotine, Body Fluid, Pathogenic Bacteria
30 Mar 2018
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Morbidity vs mortality: morbidity: is the prevalence or incidence of disease in a specific population. Estimated almost 70% of people will develop lung cancer in 2017: mortality: the number of deaths across a specific population, co-morbidity: are cases where people have more than one simultaneous condition. Important in public health campaigns: can help enhance our help and combatting disease. *communicable diseases (infectious diseases): diseases caught from another person or animal, usually caused by viruses or bacteria and are passed through the air, through contact with contaminated surfaces, or through contact with bodily fluid. *noncommunicable diseases (chronic diseases): tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behaviors factors ex: cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes. Social gradient: what factors compose social gradient and what does it measure. Behavioral: lifestyle choices, bring in lifestyle factors such as why must a bacterial infection develop.
