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Write a 3-4 page paper examining the most common infectious diseases affecting low- and middle income countries as well as the current approaches to their prevention and control. Describe the vulnerable stages of life during which malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies are particularly dangerous and explain the underlying causes of food insecurity as well as local and global events that can exacerbate the extent of the insecurity.
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Infectious Diseases
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What Are Infectious Diseases?
Infectious diseases are illness attributed to the spread of microorganisms or
prions to human beings from animals, other human beings or the
environment more so food and water as they are directly ingested into the
system.
Some include:
Malaria
Typhoid
Cholera and HIV/AIDS
Going by the 2010 Global report, there has been an increase of
approximately 111,000 deaths attributed to malaria and other neglected
tropical diseases
Description of Infectious Diseases
Cont.
Low and middle income countries have the greatest number of
casualties (Almazrao, 2012).
HIV, TB, malaria as well as other neglected tropical diseases are
mostly concentrated in rural areas of sub-Saharan Asia, Latin
America and Africa.
Geographical overlap in these regions causes increased levels of coinfection.
With appropriate interventions and medicine, most of these
infectious diseases in the low and middles income countries can be
easily curbed.
Prevention and control
The world health organization has come up with strategies which include: Innovative and
intensified disease management,
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preventative chemotherapy,
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vector control and pesticide management,
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provision of safe drinking water,
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education,
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basic hygiene and sanitation and veterinary public health services.
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Mass drug administration is also been used mostly in ascaris, hookworm and other diseases
associated with worms.
Prevention and control Cont.
HIV prevention involves risk-reduction which is mostly archived through
education and counselling.
Key approaches include:
Condom use,
Male circumcision
Elimination of mother to child transmission.
For TB, with proper identification and treatment it could be easily
mitigated.
The most effective way to curb malaria is by simply sleeping under an
insecticide treated net.
Malnutrition
Malnutrition can be serious, more so when it combines
with an infectious disease such as malaria, diarrhoea or
measles some of the diseases with the highest mortality
cases in children.
Malnutrition and infection can induce
immunodeficiency in healthy children.
Malnutrition leads to a vicious cycle of infection and
reduction in immunity
People with infectious conditions such as HIV are also
at risk if they are malnourished.
Causes of food insecurity
underdevelopment in agricultural sector
The greatest challenge of food security in most low and middle
income countries is their underdevelopment in agricultural sector.
Causes of underdevelopment in agricultural sector include:
overreliance of poor agricultural practices,
low fertile soils,
environmental degradation and inadequate storage facilities
Causes of food insecurity
Inadequate Rainfall
Inadequate and unpredictable rainfall due
to weather changes.
There have been numerous weather
changes which have...
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