Health Problems at the U'S' Mexico Border

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• Health Problems at the U.S. Mexico Border their
  Relationship with Environmental Factors
• Presentation By
• Brian R. Smith, M.D., M.P.H., Regional Director
  for TDH

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Deaths from Major Cardiovascular Diseases
Influenza/Pneumonia Causes Texas, 1998
2000By Public Health Region County of Residence
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Deaths from Malignant Neoplasms Causes Texas,
1998 2000By Public Health Region County of
Residence
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Deaths from Certain Conditions Originating in
Accidents Causes Texas, 1998 2000By Public
Health Region County of Residence
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Deaths from Anemias Diabetes Mellitus Causes
Texas, 1998 2000By Public Health Region
County of Residence
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Percentage of Adults with Diagnosed Diabetes
                                                  
                
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1998 2000 Public Health Region 11 Selected
Gastrointestinal Disease Rates
Cases per 100,000 population
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1998 2000 Pubic Health Region 11 Reported Other
Selected Disease Rates
Cases per 100,000 population
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Deaths from Nutritional Deficiencies Meningitis
Causes Texas, 1998 2000By Public Health
Region County of Residence
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1998 2000Public Health Region 11 Reported
Hepatitis Rates
Cases per 100,00 Population
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West Nile Virus in Texas
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Deaths from All Selected Causes Texas, 2000By
Public Health Region County of Residence
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Deaths from All Selected Causes Texas, 1998By
Public Health Region County of Residence
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Deaths from Peptic Ulcer Disease of Appendix
Causes Texas, 1998 2000By Public Health
Region County of Residence
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Deaths from Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis
Cholelithiasis/Other Disorders of Gallbladder
Causes Texas, 1998 2000By Public Health
Region County of Residence
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Deaths from Nephritis/Nephrotic
Syndrome/Nephrosis Infections of Kidney Causes
Texas, 1998 2000By Public Health Region
County of Residence
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Modes of Transmission

• Sexually
• Bites (saliva)
• Contaminated needles
• Perinatal
• No transmission - tears, sweat, urine, stool

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Deaths from Suicide Causes Texas, 1998
2000By Public Health Region County of Residence
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Deaths from Hyperplasia of Prostate
Pregnancy/Childbirth/The Puerperium Causes
Texas, 1998 2000By Public Health Region
County of Residence
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• Acute and chronic hepatitis
• Cirrhosis
• Liver cancer

What are the effects?

• Babies - death from liver disease in 14
• Infants - 90 infected if untreated
• 850-1265 Texas infants born each year

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Deaths from Certain Conditions Originating in the
Perinatal Period Causes Texas, 1998 2000By
Public Health Region County of Residence