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Diabetes Epidemic Grows in U.S. Diabetes Epidemic Grows in U.S. Oct. 3, 2003 -- The epidemic of type 2 diabetes is growing -- and it will get worse. The latest look at the type 2 diabetes numbers comes from Health United States 2003. It's a compilation of statistics from several federal agencies including the U.S. Census Bureau and the CDC. As of 2002, here's the bad news:
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- Yet we're closer to the beginning of the fight than to the end. Some numbers: Diabetes is 60% more common in black Americans than in white Americans. Blacks are up to 2.5 times more likely to suffer a limb amputation and up to 5.6 times more likely to suffer kidney disease than other people with diabetes.
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Epidemic vs. Pandemic An epidemic (from Greek epi-upon + demos people) is a classification of a disease that appears as new cases in a given human population, during a given period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is expected, based on recent experience (the number of new cases in the population during a specified period of time is called the incidence rate).
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- TODAY DIABETES THREATENS TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL GLOBALLY Diabetes increases risk of tuberculosis three fold Diabetes increases and can spread MDR-TB Diabetes is a greater threat at the population level than AIDS 382 million people globally have diabetes 25.5 million in the US An estimated 34 million globally have AIDS.
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- In addition to the continuingheavy burden of ancient diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria, new infec-tious diseases are continually emerging, including the current pandemic (world-wide epidemic) of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), which hasalready caused more than 25 million deaths worldwide.
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Epidemic it is a cases of mass destruction of people due to infectious diseases. In epidemic disease affects many people, the epidemic may cover the entire country. Now,there is a new term is's a pandemic. Pandemic it's a widespread epidemic. Pandemic disease affects the population of many countries at once. Epidemics have always been human companions and now you can see the most famous pandemics in the world The Influenza Pandemic of 1918. The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history.
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Opioid epidemic In the midst of national concern over illicit drug use and abuse, prescription drug abuse has been. described by the Centers for Disease Control as an epidemic in the United States. Nearly all. prescription drugs involved in overdoses are originally prescribed by a physician (rather than, for.
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Outbreaks vs. Epidemics The 7.7 percent figure isn't static from year to year, however. The CDC's official definition of an epidemic is: The occurrence of more cases of disease than expected in a given area or among a specific group of people over a particular period of time..f the number of flu-caused deaths exceeds 7.7 percent of the total, then the United States officially has an epidemic on its hands. According to the latest survey, only 7.2 percent of last week's deaths were due to influenza, so there's no epidemic yet. Advertisement.
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epidemic epidemic ep·i·dem·ic (ěp'ĭ-děm'ĭk) or ep·i·dem·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj. Spreading rapidly and extensively by infection and affecting many individuals in an area or a population at the same time, as of a disease or illness. n. An outbreak or unusually high occurrence of a disease or illness in a population or area.
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What is the difference between an epidemic, endemic and pandemic? Epidemic: A disease or condition that affects a large number of people at the same time. That spreads rapidly through a segment of a population, such as everyone in the same geograpic area, age group or gender.
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- By Daniel J. DeNoon. WebMD Health News. Oct. 3, 2003 -- The epidemic of type 2 diabetes is growing -- and it will get worse. The latest look at the type 2 diabetes numbers comes from Health United States 2003. It's a compilation of statistics from several federal agencies including the U.S. Census Bureau and the CDC.As of 2002, here's the bad news:y Daniel J. DeNoon. WebMD Health News. Oct. 3, 2003 -- The epidemic of type 2 diabetes is growing -- and it will get worse. The latest look at the type 2 diabetes numbers comes from Health United States 2003. It's a compilation of statistics from several federal agencies including the U.S. Census Bureau and the CDC.
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- The U.S. Opioid Epidemic. What the Public Needs to Know about the Epidemic. Opioid abuse is a serious public health issue. Drug overdose deaths are the leading cause of injury death in the United States. Protect yourself and your loved ones from prescription drug abuse and overdose death.
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Obesity The Facts. Obesity is a leading cause of preventable illness and death in North America. In recent years, the number of overweight people in industrialized countries has increased significantly, so much so that the World Health Organization (WHO) has called obesity an epidemic. In the United States, over 65% of the adult population is overweight.
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What is the difference between an epidemic, endemic and pandemic? The malaria outbreak was of epidemic proportions. pan-demic: when an epidemic gets huge... on the verge of being a region-wide or world-wide problem and is infectious, it becomes pandemic. i included the weblinks for your ease of reading... the definitions are more broad than I wrote.
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- Ghosts of epidemics past. October 2008. Diseases that pose global health threats — like HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis — regularly make the news. Last month, for example, saw reports that HIV infection rates in the US are up, that malaria statistics worldwide are down, and that the distribution of medicines to treat the three diseases had improved.
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New View On Obesity 'Epidemic' Offered By Sociologist Headlines tell us the nation is getting fatter, and that obesity has become an epidemic. But there is more to the story, according to a sociologist. Headlines tell us the nation is getting fatter, and that obesity has become an epidemic. But there is more to the story, according to a sociologist. FULL STORY.
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- RESULTS — The prevalence of diabetes for all age-groups worldwide was estimated to be2.8% in 2000 and 4.4% in 2030. The total number of people with diabetes is projected to risefrom 171 million in 2000 to 366 million in 2030.The prevalence of diabetes is higher in menthan women, but there are more women with diabetes than men. The urban population indeveloping countries is projected to double between 2000 and 2030.ESULTS — The prevalence of diabetes for all age-groups worldwide was estimated to be2.8% in 2000 and 4.4% in 2030. The total number of people with diabetes is projected to risefrom 171 million in 2000 to 366 million in 2030.
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Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Young Adults: A âNew Epidemicâ There is an opportunity to attempt to prevent type 2 diabetes in youth by addressing the epidemic of childhood obesity. Presently, up to 15–20% of America’s teens 12–18 years of age are overweight. This comes to more than 5 million children. In addition to weight, activity level is also important.
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- 1 An epidemic is a sudden severe outbreak within a region or a group, as with AIDS in Africa or AIDS in intravenous drug users.  A pandemic occurs when an epidemic becomes very widespread and affects a whole region, a continent, or the entire world.
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Controlling the global obesity epidemic The challenge. At the other end of the malnutrition scale, obesity is one of today’s most blatantly visible – yet most neglected – public health problems. Paradoxically coexisting with undernutrition, an escalating global epidemic of overweight and obesity – “globesity” – is taking over many parts of the world. If immediate action is not taken, millions will suffer from an array of serious health disorders.
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- As each year passes, it becomes clearer that the diabetic epidemic continues to grow. Americans are growing older and more obese, and even children are increasingly being affected by this insidious disease. The good news is that recently the much-heralded Thomson-Reuters study has validated what the podiatric profession has known for decades-podiatric care reduces amputation risk in diabetics.
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- The ongoing Haiti cholera outbreak is the worst epidemic of cholera in recent history, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.he epidemic came back strongly in the 2012 rainy season, despite a localised delayed vaccine drive. In late June 2012, Cuba confirmed three deaths and 53 cases of cholera in Manzanillo, in 2013 with 51 cases in Havana. Vaccination of half the population is urged by the University of Florida to stem the epidemic.
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Why 7 Deadly Diseases Strike Blacks Most Yet we're closer to the beginning of the fight than to the end. Diabetes is 60% more common in black Americans than in white Americans. Blacks are up to 2.5 times more likely to suffer a limb amputation and up to 5.6 times more likely to suffer kidney disease than other people with diabetes.
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The Difference Between an Epidemic and a Pandemic An epidemic refers to a contagious, infectious or viral illness that spreads to many people in one specific geographic region. For instance, an outbreak of the swine flu in the United States would be considered an epidemic, as long as the infection is limited to just the United States.
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Epidemic it is a cases of mass destruction of people due to infectious diseases. In epidemic disease affects many people, the epidemic may cover the entire country. Now,there is a new term is's a pandemic. Pandemic it's a widespread epidemic. Pandemic disease affects the population of many countries at once. Epidemics have always been human companions and now you can see the most famous pandemics in the world The Plague of Justinian was a pandemic that afflicted the Byzantine Empire. It has been called one of the greatest plagues in history. The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the World War I, at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people.
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Methods According to UNAIDS, the United States (U.S.) has a concentrated HIV epidemic, primarily among men who have sex with men (MSM) and injection drug users (IDUs). While the HIV epidemic has not had a broad impact on the general U.S. population, it has greatly affected the economically disadvantaged in many urban areas.