Health and Diseases · Human Geography
The Global Burden of Disease
Distinguishing between infectious and degenerative diseases and mapping their global distribution patterns.
Key Questions
- 1Why do infectious diseases remain a primary concern in developing countries while degenerative diseases dominate developed ones?
- 2How does the environment contribute to the spread of vector-borne diseases like malaria?
- 3What are the socio-economic indicators of a healthy population?
MOE Syllabus Outcomes
MOE: Health and Diseases - S3MOE: Global Burden of Disease - S3
Level: Secondary 3
Subject: Geography
Unit: Health and Diseases
Period: Human Geography
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