Search for tag: "communicable diseases"

An Introduction to Global Health - Infectious Diseases - Part 1 of 2 (12:13)

This presentation provides an introduction to infectious diseases like tuberculosis, vector-borne diseases, puerperal sepsis, streptococcus septicemia, etc. and how these diseases have affected…

From  Ib Christian Bygbjerg 0 likes 6 plays 0  

An Introduction to Global Health - Disease-specific Risk Factors - Part 2 of 2 (12:07)

Previously infectious diseases previously caused the majority of ill-health and premature death globally, but in high- and middle-income countries during the 20.th century infectious diseases –…

From  Ib Christian Bygbjerg 0 likes 13 plays 0  

An Introduction to Global Health - Disease-specific Risk Factors - Part 1 of 2 (09:52)_1

Infectious diseases have a specific, ethiological cause, e.g. a microbe such as tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, most people exposed to TB does not develop the disease.…

From  Ib Christian Bygbjerg 0 likes 8 plays 0  

An Introduction to Global Health - Climate Change and Health (18:01)

Our planet is currently being challenged by dramatic changes to earth and human systems under the influence of climate change and variability. These include changes of population and environmental…

From  Peter Furu 0 likes 208 plays 0  

An Introduction to Global Health - Joint Risk Factors (14:49)

In this presentation the global burden of diseases – deaths as well as disabilities – jointly named DALYs – is presented and differences and similarities between lo-, middle-, and…

From  Ib Christian Bygbjerg 0 likes 13 plays 0  

An Introduction to Global Health - Malaria - The Transition (14:36)

Despite a steady decline in recent years, malaria continues to be a major cause of ill health and poverty in large parts of the world. The purpose of this video lesson is to get the student to think…

From  Lars Hviid 0 likes 1 plays 0