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Epidemiological Transition

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Epidemiological Transition

Theory

Shift from Acute to Chronic

1. SHIFT IN CAUSE OF DEATH PATTERNS

2. AGE AND GENDER OF THOSE WHO DIE

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3. DEATH vs SURVIVAL

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Stages

1.  AGE OF PESTILENCE AND FAMINE

AGE OF PESTILENCE AND FAMINE

  • High Death Rates
  • TB, Flu, Small Pox
  • High Child Death Rate
  • 20-40 AVG Life Span

2.  AGE OF RECEDING PANDEMICS

2.  AGE OF RECEDING PANDEMICS

  • IMPROVEMENTS IN SANITATION
  • STANDARD OF LIVING IMPROVE
  • PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES
  • 50 AVG Life Span

3.  DEGENERATIVE AND MAN-MADE DISEASE

3.  AGE OF DEGENERATIVE AND MAN-MADE DISEASE

  • HEART DISEASE
  • CANCER
  • DIE AT THE END OF LIFE

4.  THE AGE OF DELAYED DEGENERATIVE DISEASE

4.  THE AGE OF DELAYED DEGENERATIVE DISEASE

  • ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE
  • BETTER DIETS
  • CANCERS 
  • CADIOVASCULAR DISEASE

5. REMERGANCE OF

OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PARASITIC DISEASES

INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PARASITIC DISEASES

  • INCREASED POVERTY
  • DISEASE SPREAD BY TRAVEL
  • EVOLUTION OF DISEASES
  • AIDS