The Geography of Disease Part One
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- The Geography of Disease Part One
- Incidence of disease is affect by environmental factors:
- Climate
- Extreme Events
- Flooding - sewage overflow
- Contaminates water supply
- Low rainfall = WV become concentrated
- Contaminates water supply
- Flooding - sewage overflow
- Temperature
- V can only survive over a certain temp threshold
- Many V occur in tropical climates
- ^ temps ^ likelihood of FBV
- Many V occur in tropical climates
- V can only survive over a certain temp threshold
- Seasonality
- Arctic areas = low light
- Affects mental health
- SAD
- Affects mental health
- Arctic areas = low light
- Precipitation
- Vectors (V) need water to survive
- Higher than average can cause growth in pops of V
- Vectors (V) need water to survive
- Sunlgiht
- Lack = Vitamin D deficiency
- Bone loss, Kidney disease
- Too much = Skin cancer
- Bone loss, Kidney disease
- Lack = Vitamin D deficiency
- Extreme Events
- Climate
- NGOs
- Small scale impacts
- Rely on donations
- Promote global health research & healthcare to LDC
- HC = poor and remote communities with poor infrastructure
- Non-profit groups - independent from g
- Often charities
- Small scale impacts
- Poor Water Quality
- Examples
- Cholera
- Bacterial infection, diarrhoea and dehydration
- Hepatitis A
- Liver disease, leads to fever and nausea
- Cholera
- Chemical Toxins
- Heavy metals released into water
- By disease-causing organisms and chemical toxins
- MO live in water that is contaminated with faeces
- Spread - Drinking or bathing
- 3.4 million deaths
- Spread - Drinking or bathing
- MO live in water that is contaminated with faeces
- Examples
- International Organisations are important in the fight against disease
- Poor Air Quality
- Urban Areas
- Most likely to be affected
- 1.2 million deaths per year
- Most likely to be affected
- Burning Fossil Fuels
- Poisonous gases
- Respiratory problems & CVD
- Poisonous gases
- Indoor Air Quality
- No proper ventilation
- indoor wood burners
- Respiratory problems
- indoor wood burners
- No proper ventilation
- Urban Areas
- QUESTIONS
- 3. One way that an international agency acts to promote health
- 2. Name one disease caused by poor water quality
- 4. Assess the extent to which the incidence of ID is affect by environmental variables
- 1. Give one way the climate affects disease
- Incidence of disease is affect by environmental factors:
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