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World Health Day 2023: Tomorrow is World Health Day. World Health Organization (WHO) organizes this day on 7th April every year. This year it is being celebrated with the theme ‘Health for All’. Its main purpose is to make people live in better health. , on April 7, the World Health Organization (WHO) was formed under the auspices of the United Nations. World Health Day has been celebrated on April 7 since 1950. Let’s learn about the epidemics in this story. Diseases caused by harmful pathogens that enter the body are called infectious diseases. Viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites are the main causes of these diseases. Sometimes these infections can be serious. Dr. Dr. about infectious diseases. Vijayalakshmi Balakrishnan explained to us (Vijayalakshmi Balakrishnan, Senior Consultant, Infectious Disease & Tropical Medicine, SIMS Hospital, Chennai).
How do they spread?
These are spread from one person to another. These diseases are transmitted through air, water, food, touch, animal bites, and vectors.
Through the air
When the patient coughs and sneezes, the particles become airborne. Breathing air containing microbes can enter our body and lead to infections. Common cold, tuberculosis, swine flu, influenza, covid-19, diphtheria pneumonia etc. are spread through air.
Through contaminated water and food.
Infections are spread through contaminated water and food. Typhoid, cholera, polio, botulism, amoebic dysentery, peptic ulcer, helminthic diseases, hepatitis-T, balantidiasis etc. are infected by contaminated water and food.
If you touch the patient..
Even touching the patient.. these diseases spread. Chickenpox, Fungal Skin Disease, Measles, Hepatitis – You, all sexually transmitted diseases fall under this category.
If you touch the ground..
Tetanus and hookworm disease are spread by contact with soil.
Through carriers..
There is a possibility of getting diseases through microbes like mosquitoes, ticks and flies that bite us.
Malaria – Female Anopheles mosquito, Bodakalu, Japanese encephalitis – Female Culex mosquito, Cala azar – Sandfly
Because of animals..
Rabies, anthrax, bird flu, psittacosis, brucellosis, leptospirosis are caused by animal bites and their secretions.
The risk of infections is more for them.
Children under the age of five are most susceptible to infections. Adults over the age of 65 are also more prone to infections. People with type 2 diabetes, heart problems, liver problems, lung problems, cancer, autoimmune disorders are more prone to infections. Those with low immunity are at high risk of infections.
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How to avoid..?
Maintain cleanliness. We should make sure that the food and water we consume is clean. The water should be distilled and filtered. Food should be cooked healthily. Vegetables and fruits should be washed clean and cooked. If anyone in the house has a cold, cough or mild fever, it is better to keep them under self-control until they subside. Don’t send children to school if they get sick. There is a possibility of infection spreading in schools as well. Hands should be washed frequently.
Note: We have provided these details according to health experts and studies. This article is for your information only. For any minor health related problem the best way is to consult the doctors. Can observe.
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