The Good…. The Bad…. & The Ugly.
Disease concepts How many diseases are there? Health, Function, Disability, Impairment, oh my! Is it a disease or a syndrome? Types of diseases
Categories of Disease Infectious (Acute) Caused by pathogen Communicable Usually acute Promoted by living conditions/lifestyle Chronic Multiple causes Non communicable Persists for a prolonged period Treatable but may not be curable Promoted by living conditions/lifestyle
Disease Prevalence Approx. 2.5 million Americans die each year. What are they dying from?
Top 15 causes of death in U.S. Heart Disease Cancer (malignant neoplasms) Chronic lower respiratory diseases Accidents (unintentional injuries) Stroke (cerebrovascular accident) Alzheimer’s Diabetes Influenza and pneumonia Nephritis Suicide National Vital Statistics Report, 2013
Any trends? The good news… Some bad news… Top 3 causes of death = more than 50% of all deaths.
Worldwide causes of death Heart disease Stroke COPD Lower respiratory infections Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers HIV/AIDS Diarrheal diseases Diabetes Road traffic accidents World Health Organization, 2015
Oregon’s top 3 causes of death Cancer Heart disease Chronic lower respiratory diseases Stroke Causes 5-10 vary by male / female
Disease process What causes disease? Who gets diseases? How are diseases diagnosed and treated? How does all of this affect us? Why should you care?
Background terminology Diagnosis / Prognosis Signs / Symptoms Mortality / Morbidity Etiology Idiopathic / Iatrogenic Treatment Sequela
Disease and Public Health Public health approach is prevention. Possible?