Disease Mitigation Flashcards

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Example of outbreak

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Ebola 2014/2015 and SARS
Outbreak is when disease occurs in greater numbers than expected in community or region or during the season

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Example of an epidemic

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Ebola 2014/2015
Epidemic occurs when an infectious disease spreads rapidly to many people

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Example of pandemic

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HIV/AIDS, swine flu, smallpox, Spanish influenza 1918
Pandemic is a worldwide (multiple continents) spread of a new disease

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What WHO does

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  1. Provides technical support during health crises. Targets to improve prevention, diagnosis (screening), treatment and care.
  2. Collects, analyses and publishes health data for each country on health risks, mortality and gov. Spending on healthcare
  3. Increases awareness of epidemics and outbreaks of new diseases eg Zika virus (2016)

4.Developing global strategies to combat diseases such as HIV (90 90 90), malaria and TB

  1. Research into new drugs
  2. Predicting spread of disease
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Which organisations does WHO work with

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UNICEF
World Bank
International Red Cross

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Example of collaborated research

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Stop TB Partnership, aiming to eradicate TB by 2050

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Which countries did WHO support

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2015 Nepal earthquake- delivered mobile medical units and supported foreign medical teams
Liberia 2014- 2015- WHO worked with UNICEF and US CDC to organise a national vaccination programme for measles as the Liberian healthcare services had collapsed due to the Ebola epidemic

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