Question

1. What are some of the most significant health concerns in your community? Are these concerns that are likely to be shared by other communities in your country and in other parts of the world? Could these problems be considered global health issues? 2. Sketch out a causal web (see example below) for a relatively common disease in your country, adding at least 10 risk factors to the figure. Based on the arrows on you1. 3. Create a brief disease profile for RAbies infections, diseases. What sources provide trusted background information about the symptoms of the disease and ways to prevent and treat it? What sources provide good statistical information about how many people worldwide are affected by the condition? What can academic publications contribute to your profile?

Answer 1

1. Physical activity & Nutrition ,over weight & obesity,tobacco,substance abuse,HIV/AIDS,mental heath,injury & violence,enviornmental qualityimmunization,access to health care.

2.Arthritis, Atherosclerosis, Asthma, cancer, Chronic liver disease, COPD, Colitis, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hyper tension. Risk factors are smoking, exposure to second hand smoke, previous radiation therapy, high LDL, uncontroled high blod pressure, physical inactivity, Obesity, Uncontroled Diabetis.

3. Rabies is a viral zoonotic disease that causes progressive and fatal inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Dog- medicated humen rabies can be eliminated by tacking the disease at its source- Infected dogs. Making people aware of how to avoid the bites of rabid dogs, to seek treatment when bitten and to vaccinate animals can successfully disrupt the rabies transmission cycle. Rabies is estmated to cause 59000 human deaths annually in over 150 countries, with 95% of cases occurring in Africa and Asia.