In this article we will discuss about the methods and strategies applied for controlling the following infectious diseases: 1. Malaria 2. Tuberculosis 3. AIDS (HIV) 3. Cholera 4. Poliomyelitis 5. Viral Hepatitis 6. Lymphatic Filariasis 7. Leishmaniasis. How to Control Malaria? Malaria is a protozoan disease caused by infection with parasites of the genus Plasmodium and transmitted to man by [...]
Examples of occupational diseases with their control and prevention! Example # 1. Pneumoconiosis: Dust within the size range 0.5 to 3 microns is a health hazard, producing after a variable period of exposure, a lung disease known as pneumoconiosis, which may gradually cripple a man by reducing his working capacity due to lung fibrosis and other complications. The hazardous effects [...]
Here is a list of twelve major heart diseases found in humans. 1. Congenital Heart Disease: Congenital heart disease is due to defective development of heart of the foetus in utero, resulting in structural or positional abnormality present at birth. Those with major defects may die soon after birth but others survive with some functional deficit. Most important developments take [...]