disease + economic development

Question 1

What are zoonotic diseases?

Answer 1

Spread from animal to human by viruses, bacteria and fungi

Question 2

What increases the risk of zoonotic disease being spread?

Answer 2

• no barriers for wild animals
• urbanisation creates habitats for some animals
• hygiene and sanitation are poor

Question 3

As HDI increases what happens to levels of cancer and why?

Answer 3

Increases because people living longer in countries with high HDI. Also have access to more processed food and activities

Question 4

What type of disease are LIDCS more likely to catch and what type of disease are ACs?

Answer 4

LIDCS- communicable
ACs- non-communicable

Question 5

Diseases in ACs:

Answer 5

• cancers and cardiovascular diseases increase
• communicable diseases have been mostly gone in ACs due to medicines and sanitation
• high rates of diabetes

Question 6

Diseases in LIDCs:

Answer 6

-high rates of communicable due to poor sanitation, lack of healthcare, malnutrition, polluted waters and slum housing