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21 Cards in this Set
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What are some reasons that those in the developing world face a greater risk for catching infectious diseases?
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- Malnutrition
- Poor sanitation - Poverty - Lack of resources |
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What % of deaths of children in the developing world can be contributed to causes stemming from infectious diseases?
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90%
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According to the WHO, what is necessary for a virus to be considered a pandemic?
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- Virus with little or no immunity
- Must be able to replicate in humans and cause some damage - Must be easily transferable between humans |
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How are infectious diseases a true example of globalization?
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Nothing stays local!
SARS is an example. |
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Although the threat of infectious diseases is not even remotely new, why is it still a large threat?
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The great speed and quantity of which diseases appear and spread at.
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Where did viruses such as AIDS and Ebola begin?
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In animals. They mutated and made the jump between species and started to afflict humans.
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What strengthened the throes of AIDS?
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Mass contact. Without a large number of people, a virus such as AIDS would just stop.
More people = More victims |
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How do the theories of Darwinism apply to viruses?
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They are living creatures. They will adapt to survive
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Name some factors that speed up the introduction of unfamiliar agents across the world
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- Increased global travel
- Integration of world food markets - Urbanization and aging infrastructure. Proximity of humans to animals means rise in pestilence - New climate changes mean viruses survive where they previously couldn't |
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What are some problems that hinder international state response to infectious diseases?
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- Lack of resources and abilities
- Differing policies and priorities |
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How have humans exploited the environment throughout history?
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- Using natural resources
- Producing waste - Dumping wastes |
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True or False
Human worries about overpopulation and food shortages are a new thing. |
FALSE
They have always existed, humans have just managed to adapt to this point. |
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What had to decrease before more governmental attention could be paid to the environment?
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Fear of Nuclear War had to decrease
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Within the North-South divide, what does the South get accused of?
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- Allowing unchecked population growth
- Polluting as they modernize |
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Within the North-South divide, what does the North get accused of?
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- Over indulgent and consumption too high
- Being hypocritical, they would have had to pollute when they modernized. |
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During the 1980s, environmental focus was up and down, what were some events that causes great worry, followed by a quick relapse to not being worried.
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- Discovery of ozone holes in 1980
- Chernobyl in 1986 - Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 |
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Why was there more attention paid to the environment following the conclusion of the Cold War?
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- Removal of any nuclear threat
- No more focus on high and low politics - Increased observation- oh shit, this is a problem! |
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What is meant by Sustainable Development?
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Development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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What was the world's population just 200 years ago?
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900 Million
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What is the projected world population by 2050?
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11 Billion
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What are some problems with this massive population growth?
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- The biggest growth is being seen in developing countries
- The Wealth gap is steadliy growing - West over consumes |
