Among the most spread diseases globally, there are (1) HIV/AIDS, (2) tuberculosis (TB), (3) cholera and (4) malaria (The Levin Institute, p. 2) The first two can either be found both in developed and underdeveloped countries, whereas the last two are particularly found in poor countries. Associated with these diseases is, globalization. With globalization all around, there has been a sharp increase in global commerce/business and circulation of people. For instance, more merchandises are sent back and forth than any time before, and more relatively, a lot of travelers (tourists, businessmen, students in school exchange programs, military personnel, diplomats, sportsmen, etc) board planes back and forth in an unprecedented way. …show more content…
Additionally, there have been cases where malaria carrying mosquitoes were found on planes hundreds of thousands of miles away from their hotspots. Relatively, cholera carrying bacteria have managed to travel from South America to North America and Europe. Notably, globalization is a double edged sword concept. Same as it facilitated the spread of contagious diseases, it also helped to bolster access to “medicines, medical information” (The Levin Institute, p. 2) and human capacity building that help in treating or curing these diseases.
For instance, pharmaceutical enterprises and states are now able to expedite medicines to closed up regions of the world that are facing those pandemic diseases. Non-governmental organizations catering for needy people, wishing to distribute needed medicines can also do so with much more ease thanks to advances in technology, especially the internet in amore globalized
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21-22) Personally, my firm belief is, GMOs are beneficial to the global human societies, since their use make them more “resistant to parasites”, a rapid production resulting in producing much more quantities of protein. In short, there will be more production and more nutritious crops. Among the benefits, is that with GMOs malnutrition problems will be reduced remarkably. For instance, science has found ways to inject vitamin A into rice (referred to as Golden Rice), a process that helps prevent people from becoming
Although GMO’s in my opinion are considered bad, there are some benefits to them. One reason is that they are cheap, and affordable. Ingredients grown using GM technology require fewer pesticides, and less water making them cheap. This is very beneficial to those who may live in certain places, where food is hard to come by. They are able to afford the food, because of the
GMOs are beneficial in many ways. GMOs are great for poor people to buy and grow. GMOs are safe and people have been eating them for a long time. Also these genetically modified foods are safe from pests and diseases that can make people or animals very sick. GMOs are beneficial for lot’s of people.
Globalization has an Immense impact on health because of the spread of people, food, and manufactured goods. In today's era, we travel more than before and so does our food. This travel can lead to the spread of disease by people coming more in contact with each other from different parts of the world. Mosquitos could accidentally board a plane or food caring disease could be shipped to another country. Not only in today's era has this happened but since ancient times we have been susceptible to diseases from travel. Smallpox and the bubonic plague killed many of the world's population. These diseases were mostly caused by the travel on ships or the diseases in rats and lack of medical knowledge from the people. The first step to reducing global disease is surveillance. With surveillance, we can better monitor new spreads of disease around the world. Immunizations are very helpful because they can help prevent the body from receiving any harmful diseases. Research is necessary because we can
It can also protect from weeds overtaking and killing the crop. This helps farmers grow crops successfully, which increases their profits. This allows them to save money at the same time. I Also, in 1970 the average corn harvested about 70 bushes in acre, but with the GM seeds and corn it has produced 150 bushels in acre. While all of this might sound nice, you also have to think about the negative consequences of using GM seeds for crops. One of the downsides is that this can prove harmful to people who consume them. Although there is no study to say that it has harmed the body, but just think of all that toxin that is being put into you that you don’t even know. Let’s take a tomato for example, they are good for you, they give you vitamins A and C and even help prevent cancer, but when you pump that entire toxin into the tomato you take all of that away. Also I think the fact that the European Union has banned most of the Monsanto crop says a lot. Last, but not least there is a threat to the environment of contamination as well by using the GM seeds for
A. Supporters will tell you that GMOs help produce more nutritious tastier foods, disease and drought resistant plants, increased supply of food to help feed the world, reduced pesticide use, economic and environmental benefits, and reduced energy use.
Another reason why GMOs are beneficial is because they can help to improve the food quality, as well as taste. For example, Farmers claim better food quality and taste. This could mean the food is more appealing, and could be more healthy.(E) Also, GM has created crops with extra vitaminals and minerals, as well as other benefits(D) If crops have extra vitiamins and minerals they will be better for our body, and we will get more vitamins and minerals in our body while paying a lower price for our food. GMOs have also created better versions of some food we already love. Golden Rice is a GMO rice which is good for the eyes and skin, and bruise free potatoes have less of a cancer causing cemical when they are fried.D As a result, foods that are GM have benefits that the other food doesn’t have, and certain bad things in them can be removed or reduced, making the food better for your.
Agronomists have been working on these problems for years, but the rapid population growth of humans makes overcoming these challenges increasingly urgent. If we can’t feed the world, it will eventually feed on us.” (Newsweek/United Nations) Scientists find a way to add “medicine” to plant genes, which help it withstands pest attacks and drought problems.“Some GMO corn crops can protect harvests in water-limited conditions better than conventionally produced crops. Other GMOs can also promote use of no-till farming, which keeps more moisture in the soil. No-till also enables farmers to make fewer passes through the field using machinery, which means less fuel used and greenhouse gases emitted.”(Monsanto) GMOs are useful for helping with planting crops in any area of the world.
Although it is safe to say that GMOs do hurt human life and the environment, it is also necessary to acknowledge the pros in having genetically modified foods. It is believed that farmers would be able to spend less money producing more food organically because of GMOs. The cost of the technology used in plowing fields would drop drastically if crops were to be modified. Likewise, farmers would have bigger yields to land and be able to use less herbicides and
Globalization aided in impacting human health by population mobility. The source of epidemics throughout history can be traced back to human migration (Saker). The effects of these epidemics have changed whole societies. International efforts to prevent the spreading of infections from one country to another have been focused on. Early diseases that spread between Asia and Europe included the bubonic plague, influenzas of various types, and other similar contagious diseases. The world is more interdependent and connected than ever in the era of globalization. This is because inexpensive and efficient transportation allows access to almost everywhere and the increase of global trade of agricultural products brought an increasing number of people into contact with animal disease. Trade routes had long been established between Europe and Asia along which diseases were unintentionally transmitted. The management of malaria is a global role (Carter). Global institutions support the
Genetically modified organisms can be crops or animals. There can be a few health benefits from this process. Theresa Phillips in “Genetically Modified Organisms” states “some benefits of genetic engineering in agriculture are increased crop yield, reduced costs for food or drug production, reduced need for pesticides, enhanced nutrient composition, and food quality, resistance to pests and disease, greater food security, and medical benefits to the world’s growing population” (Phillips, 2). “A number of animals have also been genetically engineered to increase yield and decrease susceptibility to disease.” (Phillips, 2) In “Genetically Modifies Foods: Harmful or Helpful” by Debra B Whitman also states some health benefits “pest resistance, herbicide tolerance, disease resistance, cold tolerance, drought tolerance/salinity tolerance, nutrition, and pharmaceuticals” (Whitman, 3-9). GMOs may have health benefits, but they also come with some risks.
Besides producing pesticide as a crop which inner of itself is astonishing, there is so much more you can do with GMOs that is beneficial to mankind and our environment. You could for example, produce plants with an increased rate of nutrients or even add additional nutrients that never ever existed in its initial state. On a larger scale, we could try to modify plants resilient
Picture a field of maize with small ears of corn, and all of it produced in small quantities. Now imagine that, as a scientist, this crop had to produce larger product and quantities in a much faster pace. What would you do? Typically scientists and researchers go straight to Genetically Modified Organisms. GMOs have the ability to produce larger product, quantities, and also enhance the pace of the growth of the product, condensing all of a GMOs capabilities, at hand. Overall, genetically modified organisms primarily benefit several factors in all aspects of society, mostly through its rapid production of information.
History has been marked by plagues of infectious diseases. From the devastating Black Death of Europe to deadly outbreaks of tuberculosis and smallpox in the United States, society has faced many battles with infectious diseases. However, with new technology and economic prosperity, many think of infectious diseases as an antiquated threat. This belief is far from true. Since the end of the 20th century, there has been a trend of emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases all over the world. Over 30 new infectious diseases have emerged since the end of the 20th century and outbreaks of old and new diseases are rising (Weiss and McMichael 2004). Through analyzing six sources related to this topic, many factors contributing to this rise
Some pros of GMO’s are that they could be the key to ending world hunger. Also, GMO Crops have less of an impact on the environment. There is less of an impact because they do not use as many natural resources (Bittman). GMO products will yield more bushels per acer than non GMO products. This means that for every acer of crop the farmer
GMOs allow for crops to be more resistance to diseases. Most plants are modified to resist bacterial, fungal, and viral infections. For example, sweet potatoes and bananas. Sweet potatoes can resist viral infections and bananas can resist black sigatoka fungus. Just to explain how deadly the black sigatoka fungus is, if the bananas are not treated, over 70% will die because of that