Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children under 5 years of age. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or, less frequently, by a common vehicle (e.g. contaminated water or food) and multiplies in the intestine, from where it can invade the nervous system and […]
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Key facts A healthy diet helps to protect against malnutrition in all its forms, as well as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. Unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity are leading global risks to health. Healthy dietary practices start early in life – breastfeeding fosters healthy growth and
Drinking Water and health Contaminated water and poor sanitation are linked to transmission of diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid and polio. Absent, inadequate, or inappropriately managed water and sanitation services expose individuals to preventable health risks. This is particularly the case in health care facilities where both patients and staff are
Chemical Safety is achieved by undertaking all activities involving chemicals in such a way as to ensure the safety of human health and the environment. It covers all chemicals, natural and manufactured, and the full range of exposure situations from the natural presence of chemicals in the environment to their extraction or synthesis, industrial production,
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Key facts Over 1.5 million adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 years died in 2019, nearly 5000 every day. Young adolescents aged 10–14 years have the lowest risk of death of all age groups. Injuries (including road traffic injuries and drowning), violence, self-harm and maternal conditions are the leading causes of death among adolescents and
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection that attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the white blood cells called CD4 cells. HIV destroys these CD4 cells, weakening a person’s immunity against opportunistic infections, such as tuberculosis and fungal infections, severe bacterial infections and some cancers. WHO recommends that every person who may be at risk
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Read DRUG ABUSE: A MENACE BEYOND ILLICIT DRUGS Pt 1 Read DRUG ABUSE: A MENACE BEYOND ILLICIT DRUGS Pt 2 Stimulant: Cocaine Cocaine drugs made from the leavesof the coca plant Main forms: powder; an extract thatlook like crystals or rocks (freebase cocaine); crystal (crack cocaine) Commonly snorted but can be injected, rubbed into the
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Read DRUG ABUSE: A MENACE BEYOND ILLICIT DRUGS Pt 1 Effects of Drugs Depend on various factors: Size, weight and health of a person Whether the person is used to taking it (tolerance) Whether other drugs are taken around the same time(poly drug use) The amount taken The strength of the drug (varies with illegally
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Drugs and Effects. Understanding Drug Dependency What is a drug and how does it affect us? A substance (legal or illegal) taken into the body that affects the central nervous system by acting on the brain and spinal cord. Alters the way a person thinks, feels and behaves. Affects the normal functioning of the body
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