DISEASE DILEMMA MALARIA CASE FINAL EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
what factors specific to Ethiopia affected diffusion of malaria?
poor healthcare - 0.0104 doctors per 1000 + misuse of malarial drugs,
urbanization + irrigation expanded breeding habitats
govt strategies against cholera in Haiti?
health education, access to safe water increased by 85%, 90% of households have
garbage disposed of, 2017 - 750k vaccinated - needs $10m to sustain
WHO strategies against cholera in Haiti?
rapid response teams - educated 1.2m + 160,000 received water treatment - 2016
funding shortages - only able to respond to 60% of cases
what was the Red Cross Role in helping Cholera?
reached 326k people, rehydration points in three areas of Port-au-Prince, clean water
to 300k in camps in Port-au-Prince, volunteers went door to door, medical supplies
provided, hygiene programmeS
effectiveness of red cross in cholera in Haiti
35k new cases in 2011 - 22k new cases in 2014, but still leading cause of infant
mortality, donated a small portion of money raised to Haitians, Haitian staff
unprepared
details/distribution of cancer?
non-communicable, disease of affluence
what factors affect risk of cancer
genetics, smoking, age, poor diet, lack of physical activity
impacts of cancer on the UK
, 1m young people become carers, 120k diagnosed annually quit their jobs, struggle
with mental health after, wealthy people more likely to survive
what are the impacts of Malaria
migrant workers most at risk - illness means lack of income,
5m cases each year - 40% of national health expenditure
what was the Govt plan to prevent malaria in Ethiopia
train locals to spray insecticide on walls - expensive + must be done correct - 80%
of houses needed for immunity - but showed 62% decrease in cases
mitigation strategies for malaria
vaccines - 4 doses + expensive, demand exceeds supply
education - some areas illiterate
bed nets - aim 1 for everyone by 2030, expensive, nets retreated every 6 months -
decreased cases by 50%
symptoms and distribution of Cholera
bacterium infection, diarrhea + vomiting, in LIDCs - Haiti
what factors specific to Haiti affected diffusion of cholera?
earthquake - overwhelmed healthcare, damaged water systems
2010 - higher than average rainfall
high levels of internal migration in temporary accommodation, no natural immunity
impacts of cholera in Haiti?
820,000 infected, 25% drop in tourism, dependent on aid, distrust of UN, 80% of
infected HIV sufferers will die
UN/NGO strategys in Haiti against cholera?
oxfam - 70% of water supplied by tanker - cost half a million a month
UNICEF - work on 18 schools, 6 health centers - 4,500 children
national mitigation strategies against cancer
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
what factors specific to Ethiopia affected diffusion of malaria?
poor healthcare - 0.0104 doctors per 1000 + misuse of malarial drugs,
urbanization + irrigation expanded breeding habitats
govt strategies against cholera in Haiti?
health education, access to safe water increased by 85%, 90% of households have
garbage disposed of, 2017 - 750k vaccinated - needs $10m to sustain
WHO strategies against cholera in Haiti?
rapid response teams - educated 1.2m + 160,000 received water treatment - 2016
funding shortages - only able to respond to 60% of cases
what was the Red Cross Role in helping Cholera?
reached 326k people, rehydration points in three areas of Port-au-Prince, clean water
to 300k in camps in Port-au-Prince, volunteers went door to door, medical supplies
provided, hygiene programmeS
effectiveness of red cross in cholera in Haiti
35k new cases in 2011 - 22k new cases in 2014, but still leading cause of infant
mortality, donated a small portion of money raised to Haitians, Haitian staff
unprepared
details/distribution of cancer?
non-communicable, disease of affluence
what factors affect risk of cancer
genetics, smoking, age, poor diet, lack of physical activity
impacts of cancer on the UK
, 1m young people become carers, 120k diagnosed annually quit their jobs, struggle
with mental health after, wealthy people more likely to survive
what are the impacts of Malaria
migrant workers most at risk - illness means lack of income,
5m cases each year - 40% of national health expenditure
what was the Govt plan to prevent malaria in Ethiopia
train locals to spray insecticide on walls - expensive + must be done correct - 80%
of houses needed for immunity - but showed 62% decrease in cases
mitigation strategies for malaria
vaccines - 4 doses + expensive, demand exceeds supply
education - some areas illiterate
bed nets - aim 1 for everyone by 2030, expensive, nets retreated every 6 months -
decreased cases by 50%
symptoms and distribution of Cholera
bacterium infection, diarrhea + vomiting, in LIDCs - Haiti
what factors specific to Haiti affected diffusion of cholera?
earthquake - overwhelmed healthcare, damaged water systems
2010 - higher than average rainfall
high levels of internal migration in temporary accommodation, no natural immunity
impacts of cholera in Haiti?
820,000 infected, 25% drop in tourism, dependent on aid, distrust of UN, 80% of
infected HIV sufferers will die
UN/NGO strategys in Haiti against cholera?
oxfam - 70% of water supplied by tanker - cost half a million a month
UNICEF - work on 18 schools, 6 health centers - 4,500 children
national mitigation strategies against cancer
