Growth Rates of Diseases

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Growth Rates of Diseases

• Nadia Ali, Sara Koropchak, Katharine Pei, Daphne
  Ponce

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Area of Small Pox Distribution
A person with smallpox, no matter where they are
infected, will eventually experience a
distribution as shown in this picture each dot
represents 1.7 pox.
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Distribution of HIV/AID across the globe.
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The rate of decline drastically
decreased after the vaccinations were instated.
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(VAPP stands for Vaccine Associated Paralytic
Polio) This graph compares the total number of
people paralyzed by polio with the number of
people who contacted VAPP.
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Diphtheria Rate
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Pertussis Rate
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This graph shows the distribution of Polio across
different regions. Southeast Asia is where Polio
is the highest.
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TB in the US has declined over the past 10 years,
however it is not eradicated due to developing
strains that have become resistant to traditional
antibiotics.
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Tuberculosis
Logistic eq y (38331.2744)/(13.1854
10-6(e(.1294))) Cases of TB per year 1991-2001
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TB Clinic
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Public Service Announcements and Women and
Children in TB Clinic
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The spikes in 1946 and 1993 follow after soldiers
returned from war. This influx of men helped
spread Syphilis.
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Syphilis
Logistic eq y 842697.37610.9714x Decrease of
number of Syphilis cases
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Public Service Announcements for Syphilis
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Resources

• Library of Congress
• Center for Disease Control
• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Whale Medical
• Informed Choice
• International Polio Network