Post-WWII Disease Trends
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What were the major killers and disablers after World War II?

  • Mental health disorders
  • Degenerative diseases (correct)
  • Genetic disorders
  • Infectious diseases

    • Who thought of the hope for infectious disease becoming a thing of the past as a chimera?

  • Geddes
  • René Dubos (correct)
  • McGlashan
  • Andrew Learmonth

    • What was needed to explain the complex etiologies of degenerative diseases?

  • Increased use of antibiotics
  • New theories about society and cultural behavior (correct)
  • Improved sanitation facilities
  • Advanced surgical techniques

    • When did the systematic interest in medical geography emerge?

    <p>1952</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed a substantive, international focus on medical geography in the next 15 years after 1952?

    <p>Pioneering researchers and teachers in a dozen countries</p> Signup and view all the answers

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