Health

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What is the definition for health?
The physical, mental and social well-being of a person and the absence of disease
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Define Morbidity
Illness and the reporting of it
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What is a non-communicable disease?
A disease that can not be caught/spread
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Why are non-communicable diseases more common in MEDCs?
They have unhealthier lifestyles and higher proportion of elderly.
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What is mortality?
Death, especially on a large scale
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What does WHO stand for?
World Health Organisation
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What do LEDCs focus on when it comes to disease?
Treating it
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Why is health not very good in MEDCs?
They ignore advice given
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Cervical cancer in England diagnoses...
nearly 3000 women each year
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Since cervical screening, death rates have decreased by
Nearly 70%
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How is HIV transmitted?
sexual contact, sharing needles/blood
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What percentage of pregnant women in Botswana have HIV/AIDS?
50%
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What is the life expectancy in Botswana?
Nearly 27 years
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What percentage of deaths due to HIV/AIDS is in sub-saharan Africa?
70%
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What impact will HIV/AIDS have on the economy in Botswana?
Lack of workers so smaller economy
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What will happen to the lifestyles of children in Botswana due to HIV/AIDS?
34 million are orphans
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What percentage of health care workers are infected in Botswana?
17%
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What is coronary heart disease?
When the heart does not get enough blood
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As there is no cure, what treatment can control CHD?
Asprins or surgery heart bypass operation
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Where is CHD most common?
MEDCs, but it is increasing in LEDCs
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CHD is the worlds biggest killer, what percentage of deaths did it account for in 1997?
14%
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What percentage of deaths does CHD account for in newly industrialised/LEDCs?
Over 80%
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Why are death rates from CHD falling in MEDCs?
There are improvements in diagnosing and treatment
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Cancer is most common in MEDCs because...
it affect ageing populations and certain lifestyle factors
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In 2007, cancer accounted for how many global deaths?
13%
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Pfizer employ roughly how many people?
90,000
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Pfizer operates in how many countries?
180
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The UK Foundation was founded in what year, donating how much to 160 projects?
2005, £4 million
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Pfizer created how many pneumonia vaccines for LEDCs?
600 million
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Pfizer cut the cost of vaccines for LEDCs by how much?
10%
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How many people die each year from tobacco related illnesses?
4 million
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WHO's treaty in 2003 is to protect what?
peoples health, bans and regulation for those who by them
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BAT have factories in how many countries?
44
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In 2008, what was BAT's annual revenue?
£34 million
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What percentage of people in Mauritius' smoked before 18?
90%
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Single stick cigarettes encourage what?
Children smoking
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Males life expectancy in Glasgow/North Dorset was?
69/79 years
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Income affects health patterns in the UK because...
They have better access to things such as sports and education
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In 2001, what percentage of the population in South-West England were above pension age?
21%
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In 2001,what percentage of the South-West's working population were carers/health workers?
11%, 10% in London
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How many people die a year from Influenza?
250,000
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What is a cause of famine in Ethiopia?
Rising food prices - 40% inflation
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How many people rely on rain for their cattle in Ethiopia?
2 million
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What type of health care approach is in India?
Emergent
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