Trachoma

Keeping a good standard of personal hygiene is important for the prevention of the development and spreading of infection, illnesses and bad odours. Children are taught from an early age about personal hygiene and its importance at giving across a positive body image and to reduce the risk of being bullied. People don’t like to be talked about in

When teaching about skin, children and young people should be encouraged to wash their hands after using the toilet or before eating. We should also encourage them to wash themselves in the morning and before bed. Encouraging children to wash their faces (having individual flannels) is a good way to enforce this. We must point out to them the importance of the water temperature so they know the difference between

 Hand   Environmental  and  Global  Health   washing  for  15-­‐20  seconds,  covering  the  mouth  and  nose  when  coughing  or   sneezing  and  avoiding  touching  the  mouth,  eyes  and  nose  will  be  effective  in   4   controlling  the  spread  of  the  virus.  Accessibility  to  health  care,  health  care  facilities,   and  education  will  affect  future  outbreaks.     Access  to  services,  the  percent  of  people   who  receive  coverage  and  quality  of  service  as

Encougrage the individuals own personal hygine = Always see that they wash there hands after toilet or before eating, always see that if

CDCs clean hands count campaign aim to improve healthcare provide adherence to hand hygiene recommendations, address, myths and misperceptions about hand hygiene and empower patients to play a role in their care by asking or reminding healthcare providers to clean their hands and the most germs that cause serious infections in healthcare are spread by people’s action, every patient is at risk of getting an infection while they are being treated for something else, hand hygiene is a great way to prevent infections and healthcare providers clean their hands less than half of the time they should, good hand washing is the first line of defense against the spread of many illness.

One of the devastating diseases that was carried to East Africa was sleeping sickness (Ransford 111). The tsetse fly carries the sleeping sickness parasite, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, and transmits it through its bite (African Trypanosomiasis). The isolated tribe’s total lack of immunity and the eastern migratory shift increased both the severity and rapidity of this disease for Eastern African regions. For example, the decline in the population of Lukolela from less than 6,000 in 1891 to only a little more than 700 in 1896, is due to this type of disease transference (Ransford 128).

Other treatments that could be order are Clarithromycin 500mg twice daily for five days or Clarithromycin XL 1000 mg (Two 500 mg tablets) daily for five days (File, 2017).

The common term that is known to us around the world is chlamydia, but most people do not know its scientific name, which is called chlamydia trachomatis. Chlamydia is among the smallest living organisms. It is nonmotile and a gram-negative cocci bacteria. These parasites can bind to intracellular bacteria that only affect humans. So in a nut shell chlamydia cannot survive without us humans, where it takes everything from us but does not give back. In order for it to make copies of itself it needs the help of a human. Without the help of a human it cannot make copies of itself nor survive because it needs ATP and other nutrients that it isn’t capable of making on its own. It was believed that this bacterium was known to be a virus due to the fact it cannot synthesize ATP and grows only inside of a host cell. The cytoplasmic inclusion of chlamydia was mistaken for a protozoan parasite for a long period of time before they figured it out that it was a virus.

If the infection spreads, or if the topical ointment is unable to fight off the bacteria by itself, the doctor may prescribe an additional oral antibiotic in a liquid or pill form. These oral antibiotics are usually taken within a range of seven to ten days. It is encouraged to continue to take the medicine until the prescription has run out unless a doctor has advised to do otherwise. (Nemours, 1995-2011)

Additionally, the environment (both indoor and outdoor) should be regularly cleaned and checked. This helps to prevent any germs and bacteria from spreading, causing illness or cross

The article “Flies’ Feet Can Spread Bacteria” explains how Pathogens and Bacteria can be spread by flies’. Scientists experimented on houseflies and blowflies in which their laboratory experiments prove that flies can pick up bacteria on their legs and then deposit the microbial bacteria elsewhere. In addition, many scientists believe that flies can contribute to the rapid transmission of pathogens and outbreak situations. In other words, flies may be associated with the transfer of bacteria in outbreaks of diseases. These flies mostly stay around places with trash and sewage. For example, many of the test flies were in Brazil where the acquired bacteria from sewage and transferred to other locations. The flies’ legs are the most crucial factor

From maintaining a high standard of personal hygiene an individual feels clean, presentable and comfortable. Through looking presentable and feeling clean an individual’s self esteem and

Acute glaucoma must be treated early to prevent loss of vision. Treatment usually begins with laser treatment to make a new opening in the iris that allows the angle to open. This is often restores vision, but in some eyes it is necessary to use eyedrops long-term. Surgical treatment

Surgery however does not get rid of all the symptoms that were present before surgery and trichiasis can reoccur. Many sufferers are rejecting the chance of surgery due to it not being available close to where they are living, but if it is made more available in villages then maybe more people will take up this option. Antibiotics are vital in the help for prevention of the disease as antibiotics can help stop the spread of the disease. Again there is a cost factor and also there is a factor of how effective the antibiotics are and this has to be weighed up against the benefits. It is still not sure which people should receive antibiotics and what kind of dosage as antibiotics have been proven to reduce active trachoma but the effects of the antibiotics is somewhat random ,

There are many other examples which can be cited to indicate the pathetic condition of cleanliness and hygiene in our society. Hence, conscious efforts are needed to tackle this issue. There is a dire need to educate and sensitise people about the importance of cleanliness in light of our faith. In this regard social institutions such as educational institutions, the media and religious institutions can play a vital role.