GEOG103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Typhoid Fever, Emerging Infectious Disease, Emerging Infectious Diseases
6 Mar 2018
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Diseases of infectious origin whose incidence in humans has increased w/in the past two decades or threatens to increase in the future (cid:858)drivers(cid:859) i. e. , population growth, latitude, richness of wildlife species. Increased since 40s, peaked 1980-1990, declined slightly in 90s. Eid events attributable to known pathogens w/ new antimicrobial resistance patterns. Eid events highest in north america, western europe, japan and australia: better funding, diagnosis, surveillance, research. Antimicrobial resistance most significant emerging infectious disease problem. Emergence of new infections: human activities (increase contact w/ animals, changes in farming practices, drug pressure, disturbance of ecological balances, biodiversity loss increases disease transmission, high biodiversity new pathogens. Identify conditions that drive eid events: monitor pathogen ecology in (cid:858)hot-spots(cid:859, develop interventions to mitigate risk of events. Estimated number of people living within national boundaries and number of people per square kilometer of land (population density)
