Diseases

Unit 9: c. 1900-Present

Main Ideas:

  • Many types of diseases emerged → Significant effects on population & disruption of social order

List of Important Diseases

The Rise of New Diseases & Epidemics → Disrupted Social Order & Population 

List of Major Diseases

Diseases Associated with Poverty

Malaria

Tuberculosis

Cholera

Epidemic Diseases

Influenza

Ebola

HIV/AIDS

Diseases Associated with Increased Age

Heart Disease

Cancer

Alzheimer's