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Learn about viruses, bacteria, pandemics, and health insurance markets in relation to actuaries' roles. Explore the impact of diseases like A(H1N1) and legal concerns. Stay informed with valuable resources.
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Whydiseases are importantforactuaries • One BIG marketforinsuranceishealthinsurance • Forpandemics, there are exclusionclauses • Foractuaries, itisimportanttoknowsome legal issues • Example: Riskunderwriters • http://www.mapfre.com/wdiccionario/terminos/vertermino.shtml?s/suscriptor.htm
Virus • A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms. • Viruses can infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea. • Bacteriumis a single cellorganism • Bubonic plague was a case of bad bacteria • Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, Vibrio cholerae, Campylobacter, and certain strains of E. coli.
Whysomeviruses spread • Ifitkillstooquickly, itdoesnot spread • Ifitis detectable, curable quickly, itdoesnot spread • Ifitisundetectable (no outwardsymptom), AND itdoesnotkillquickly, thenitis a problem • Example: Influenza, HIV/AIDS
A(H1N1) • http://icpr.itam.mx/AIDS/CondonSinhaMaskPaper.pdf • Read the article • http://www.flu.gov/planning-preparedness/community/community_mitigation.pdf • Read it if you are interested
Pandemic of 2009 • A(H1N1) • What happened? • Mexico: Three waves • Americans: It was a Mexican disease! • Countries with high rates of infection • Mortality: Public Policy • http://icpr.itam.mx/AIDS/CondonSinhaMaskPaper.pdf • http://icpr.itam.mx/papers/Condon_Sinha_Florida_Journal_2010.pdf
Pandemic of A(H1N1)09 Phase 3 23 April Phase 4 27 April Phase 5 29 April Phase 6 11 April
¿What happened? • When the first wave went, Mexican authorities declared victory • ¡The measures worked! • The masks, the closure of schools, stadiums, washing hands…. • This story would have been credible if the other two waves had not come • But…¡There were two other waves!