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19 Cards in this Set
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How many zoonotic diseases are known?
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Over 200
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It is estimated that (58-61) of emerging human pathogens are zoonotic, what percentage of these pathogens have wildlife origin?
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71%
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What % of emerging diseases are zoonotic?
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75%
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What is the most common cause of zoonotic diseases?
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Viruses
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What % of pathogens are zoonotic?
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61%
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What is agriculture associated disease?
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Any disease related to the agri-food chain, including agriculture production, post-harvest processing, handling in the market chains, and the final preparation by the consumer
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4 types of diseases that are agriculture associated diseases
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*Zoonoses and emerging infectious diseases
*Food-associated diseases *Water-associated diseases *Occupational diseases and drug resistance |
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What % of infectious disesases in low-income countries are directly associated with agriculture?
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16%
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What % of infectious disesases in high-income countries are directly associated with agriculture?
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4%
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What % of infectious disesases in low-income countries make up the total disease burden?
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7%
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What % of infectious disesases in low-income countries make up the total disease burden?
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0.1%
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What does DALYs stand for?
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Disability Adjusted Life Years
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What are DALYs?
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The sum of years of potential life lost due to premature mortality and the years of productive life lost due to disablity.
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In addition to DALYs, what are the estimated US economic and livestock loses associated with Echinociccsis?
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US economic loss= $1.9 bilion
US livestock loss=$ 2.1 bilion *Rabies, sleeping sickness, leishmaniasis, cysticercosis, brucellosis, and leptospirosis are diseases of similar impact |
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Who is at higher risk of contacting zoonoses because of their close contact with animals (often liveing with the animal)?
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Poor (Low-income) people
*Once infected, the poor are least likely to get correct diagnosis & proper treatment |
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What % do zoonotic diseases account for the total disease burden in the least-developed countries?
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At least 6-7%
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What was the epidemic cost of SARS?`
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US $50-100 bilion
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What are the avian influenza pandemic potential costs?
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US $3 trillion
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What 2 things influence the entire reservior mechanism?
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The agent (pathogen) and environmental factors influence the entire mechanism
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