Epidemiological transition Diseases

List as many global diseases that you can think of: Epidemiologists try to categorise global diseases.The most common categories are the following two:Communicable or infectious – can be transmitted through human contact or by vectors (insects). Can spread quickly.Non communicable - cannot be transmitted - you can’t catch a heart attack from someone! Try to sort the following diseases into communicable (infectious) or non-communicable Communicable (16) SARS Common cold / influenza TB Hepatitis A B Hand, foot and mouth disease Dengue Covid-19 HIV Malaria Meningitis Mumps Chicken pox Zika virus Ebola H5N1 - Avian influenza MERS Non-communicable (10) Obesity Stroke Raised blood pressure Parkinson's disease Diabetes Kidney disease Arthritis Epilepsy Eczema Asthma Non- communicable diseases tend to happen more in: Low income countries LICs High Income Countries HICs Communicable diseases tend to happen more in: HICs LICs Match the following terms with the correct definitions Bacterial The infection by a bacterium Viral The infection by a virus Chronic diseases Long lasting ailments Non communicable disease which cannot be transmitted. It is not infectious. Communicable or infectious Can be transmitted through human contact or by vectors (insects) or even some animals. Incidence The number of confirmed cases annually Prevalence The number of cases per 1000 Epidemic A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time