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Annual Distribution of Deaths Developed
Countries
Cancer 33%, injuries 3%, cardiovascular 33%, unknown 24%, communicable disease 3% TERM 2
Annual Distribution of Deaths Developing
Countries
DEFINITION 2 Cancer 6%, injuries 8%, cardiovascular 19%, unknown 13%, communicable 54% TERM 3
Cultural Hazards
DEFINITION 3 consequences of choice and risky behavior TERM 4
Morbidity
DEFINITION 4 incidence of disease in a population TERM 5
Mortality
DEFINITION 5 incidence of death in a population
Epidemiology
study of presence, distribution, and control of disease in a population TERM 7
Non-Threshold response
DEFINITION 7 any exposure to an agent results in damage TERM 8
Threshold Response
DEFINITION 8 exposure to an agent below a defined level will not result in permanent damage TERM 9
In order for a chemical to cause damage it
must
DEFINITION 9 act topically, Remove a substance vital to life ,Enter an organism interior or cells to disrupt normal function TERM 10
Chemical hazard due to industrialization
DEFINITION 10 Exposure through ingestion, inhalation, absorption through skin (to be presented in a later unit) ,May be direct use or accidental ,Many chemicals are toxic at low levels
