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∙ 12y agoA epidemic disease is a disease that is rapidly spread.
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Why has urbanization increased the risk of disease epidemics in the modern era?
Overcrowding in urban areas makes it easier for diseases to spread quickly to many people.
What is the role of government in protecting citizens from disease?
There are several roles:provision of clean water and sanitation,health education,running vaccination/inoculation programs,monitoring public health,coordinating national response to epidemics.
What is wheat rust disease disease?
Leaf wheat rust, caused by Puccinia triticina, is the most common rust disease of wheat. Wind rust spore are blown in the wind and can infect host plants hundreds of kilometers from their source plant, which can result in wheat leaf rust epidemics on a continental scale. It is sometimes called cereal rust because it affects cereal crops.
What is the spread of infectious diseases across continents called?
A pandemic spreads across continents while epidemics stay more localized to a country or area.
What is chrones diseas?
A disease is any disturbance or anomaly in the normal functioning of the body that probably has a specific cause and identifiable symptoms.Diseases are one of the factors threatening us from having a properly functional life. Throughout our history, epidemics have caused the extinction of whole populations. Over the last century, man has discovered many microorganisms that cause diseases in humans and animals, and has learned how to protect himself from them, by either prevention or treatment.
What is disease mapping?
this is when certain specialists pinpiont/locates disease epidemics in different areas :))
A list of epidemics widespread disease?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Which natural disaster causes most deaths annually?
disease epidemics
What has the author Albin Holmgren written?
Albin Holmgren has written: 'Handbook of disease outbreaks' -- subject(s): Epidemics, Communicable Disease Control, Disease Outbreaks
What is the definition of epidemics?
epidemic - a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
Is scarlatina common?
Early in the twentieth century, severe scarlatina epidemics were common. Today, the disease is rare
The Field of public health is responsible for what?
Protecting the health of all citizens; tracking infectious disease and epidemics
Which is a valid statement about infectious disease and epidemics?
the spread of diseases has often followed trade, migration, and pilgrimage routes.
How does civilization lead to epidemics?
Civilization leads to epidemics in a number of ways. Infection can be spread more rapidly because of population density, trade over larger geographic regions, and domestication of animals that could be carrying disease.
What were Indians devastated by before the first English settlements in New England?
disease epidemics caused by contact with English fishermen
When was The Epidemics created?
The Epidemics was created in 1986.
What diseases cause epidemics today in the United states?
Viral diseases are most likely to cause epidemics. The recent H1N1 flu virus is one example of this. One other major epidemic, which is not of infectious disease origin, is the obesity epidemic in the U.S.
