Describe one of the ways globalization is changing health, illness, and healing using an example from the text

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. The effects of globalization listed in the text include: infectious diseases, diseases of development, and medical pluralism.
2. Infectious diseases are spread more easily due to international travel and include HIV/AIDS and Ebola.
3. An example of a disease of development: Dam projects have been found to cause an increase in schistosomiasis.
4. Medical pluralism describes the interaction of multiple healing systems, and can result in selective pluralism, conflicting explanatory models, and other patterns.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A) native Australian B) Asian C) northern European D) African E) A, B, C

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a. 5 b. 10 c. 20 d. 25

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