Some ideas and theories in science meet with resistance. One of the examples when an idea is meeting with the resistance is immunization. More often children immunization meets with public resistance. As the vaccination of children is parents' decision many decides not to do it. Data published by NHS show that there is high number of measles reported due to 1-16 years old children who missed the vaccinations between 1990s and 2000s.
The virus can be contracted when people breathe the contaminated air or touch a contaminated surface and proceed to touch their eyes, nose, or mouth. The measles virus can live in the air or on a surface up to two hours after exposure of the virus. Many high risk factors come with an unvaccinated person being exposed to the virus. It has been proven that ninety percent of unvaccinated people whom come in contact with the measles will become ill with the virus. Travelers whom travel to countries that have an increased risk of measles outbreak need to protect themselves by getting vaccinated before traveling, this could help to prevent bringing the illness back home with them.
According to the World Health Organization (2003) the most infectivity was from people experiencing symptoms of respiratory illness and declining health (World Health Organization, 2003). According to Kamps and Hoffman (n.d.), “Areas with cases detected before the recommendations were issued, namely Vietnam, Hong Kong, Singapore and Toronto, experienced the largest and most severe outbreaks, all characterized by chains of secondary transmission outside the healthcare setting”(Kamps & Hoffman, 2003). A3. According to Chan-Yeung and Xu in an article in Respirology (2003) at the end of the SARS outbreak the total global cases were 8,422 with 916 deaths. The virus affected all
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by HIV. Some people call AIDS the “advanced HIV infection.” HIV is a virus that slowly attacks immune system cells. As HIV damages these cells, the body becomes more prone to infections that it can barely fight against. It isn’t referred to as AIDS until it gets really bad. If not taken care of, it can take about ten years before HIV damages the body enough to be
Body: A. Before we get a better idea of how Africans view this disease, which they have grown up around, lets first go over a few statistics. 1. About 1 in 5 people in sub-Saharan Africa are affected by this disease 2. 900 people a day die from this disease; at that rate students at this campus would be gone in less then a week.
Around two thirds of the global total are living with HIV in that area. Statistics show that in 2009 around 1.3 million people died from AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. An estimated amount of 1.8 million people became infected with HIV in the same region. (HIV and AIDS in Africa) African countries have made initiatives for prevention plans against Aids. The Aids Prevention plan in Africa; whether it is abstinence or safe sex.
The Issue of Poverty and Hunger By: Nolan Kibit Lit III 2nd Hour One in seven people die of hunger, and 2.2 million children die each year because they are not immunized .Many people do not know how large of an effect poverty has on the health crisis that we face. Poverty is an important global issue because it plays a role in the estimated one billion people who lack access to health care systems. Health issues are a main concern for countries with high poverty populations. Poverty effects the way we act and live, and our health effects the way that we behave in the real world. Poverty effects our health in many ways including mental health and diseases, access to vaccinations, malnutrition, and attaining adequate healthcare.
Combined with a minority of cases in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, 5,843 people have contracted Ebola hemorrhagic fever, resulting in 2,803 deaths (http://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/ebola-6-months/en/). The Ebola virus is highly contagious and has a high mortality rate, usually around 50 percent, but areas struck by previous outbreaks of the disease have experienced mortality rates as high as 90 percent (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/). Without delving further into the medical or biological data regarding the virus, it is suffice to say that this virus has the potential to cause a worldwide pandemic. It is therefore imperative
Being out of home can have many implications to a persons health. As they are vulnerable and often may not have the resources to provide food or shelter for themselves they are leaving themselves open to a lot of preventable infections and diseases, be it a common flu or HIV. (http://www.focusireland.ie/files/docs/effects%20-%20link.pdf) This high level of vulnerability could result in early onset of death and high mortality rates. Crisis believe that “Homeless people die younger. The average age of death of those recorded as homeless on corners varies between 42 and 53 years.” (Crisis,
Most deaths occur among children living in Africa where a child dies every 45 seconds of malaria and the disease accounts for approximately 20% of all childhood deaths (WHO 2010). Malaria is a major cause of illness and death in Ghana, particularly among children and pregnant women in Ghana. In 2006, malaria accounted for 38.6% of all outpatient illnesses and 36.9% of all admissions (MOH, 2009). Malaria prevalence per thousand populations was 171 and 2,835 malaria-attributable deaths (all ages) representing 19% of all deaths were recorded. Infection rates are high in children peaking at more than 80% in those aged 5 – 9 years and falling to low levels in adults (MOH, 2009).