Chapter 3 (from Exam 1 Study Guide)

In general, contrast the leading causes of death in the United States in 1900 with those in 2010. Comment on the differences.

In the 1900s, the leading causes generally involved: heart diseases, cancers, tuberculosis, stroke, influenza, pneumonia, birth complications, senility, diarrhea, and accidents In 2010, leading causes included heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stoke, accidents, diabetes, influenza, pneumonia, suicide, kidney diseases, Alzheimer's (comment is self explanatory)

What does the term endemic disease mean? Give examples of such diseases.

endemic disease: a disease that occurs regularly in a population as a matter of course ex. Heart disease in America, malaria in equatorial Africa

What is an epidemic? A pandemic? Name some diseases that caused epidemics in the past. Name some diseases that are epidemic today.

epidemic: an unexpectedly large number of cases of an illness, a specific health-related behavior, or other health-related event in a particular population pandemic: an outbreak of disease over a wide geographical area such as a continent in the past, HIV/AIDS, Lyme Disease, Influenza A caused epidemics currently, obesity, early onset type 2 diabetes, etc are epidemics