...Why is good hygiene important? Good hygiene stops the spread of germs and parasites. Germs are very small microorganisms which cannot be seen with the naked eye, this means you need to use some form of magnification to see them. There are two main types of germs; viruses and bacteria, and when they enter the human body they can sometimes cause diseases and make people sick. Parasites are animals or plants which must live on or in another plant or animal to survive. Examples of germs and parasites which can cause health problems include: * Salmonella (food poisoning) * Shigelia (dysentery) * Neisseria (gonorrhoea) * Chlamydia (trachoma or sore eyes) * Tetanus (lockjaw) * Head lice * Hookworm, ringworm and threadworm * Tinea * Scabies * Hepatitis (liver disease), gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and vomiting) and meningitis (brain disease) can all be caused by germs. Diseases enter a person's body by: * mouth (drinking or eating contaminated water or food) * nose * broken skin * eyes * genitals (sex organs) Some diseases can be treated by medicines at home; however others may require hospital treatment. How are germs and parasites spread? Many of the diseases above occur because of poor environmental health standards which make it easier for germs to enter a person's body. Germs can be spread by: * not washing ones hands regularly, mainly after going to the toilet. When hands are put on the face, in the mouth or on...
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...discovery of the Germ Theory Scientists often develop new theories and ideas once previous postulates are shown to be inadequate. After numerous attempts to understand how germs spread, scientists still lacked a theory that explained the cause of diseases. The germ theory was instrumental in formulating an understanding of various diseases in order to protect the public from lethal epidemics. The development of the germ theory is credited to Dr. Robert Koch, Dr. Joseph Lister and chemist Louis Pasteur. The theory helped other scientists develop future vaccines and procedures to stop the spread of disease. The invention significantly changed how society and medical experts thought about and practiced medicine. The germ theory made it possible for scientists to discover the complex causes of infections and diseases such as cholera. At first, the general public was very apprehensive about the rapidly changing medical practices that resulted from the germ theory. However, once these practices were successful, the public trusted the new procedures such as the introduction of the antiseptic practice. Although many medical breakthroughs were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th century the most significant was the discovery of the germ theory because it allowed European physicians to discover other medicines. It was the foundation for the discovery of other medicines such as cholera and the inception of antiseptic surgery. Before the invention of the germ theory, scientists...
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...General Information ? ? ? ? Germs are everywhere Germs are so small that you cannot see them Germs can make you sick You can get rid of germs by washing your hands When To Wash Your Hands ? ? ? ? ? After going to the bathroom After coughing, sneezing or blowing your nose After feeding or playing with animals After playing outside Before eating or touching food or drinks How To Wash Your Hands ? Use soap and warm, running water ? Make bubbles by rubbing your hands together ? Scrub your hands and under your fingernails for 20 seconds (sing the “Happy Birthday” song two times) ? Rinse your hands with running water ? Always use a clean towel to dry your hands ? If you use a paper towel, throw it away in the trash Learning Activity “Germ Prints” Use a spray bottle filled with clean water. Spray water on children’s hands. Explain that the water on their hands represents germs that come out of their mouths when they cough or sneeze. Now have the children touc h an object (table or chair). Ask them what happened to the object they touched (it became wet). Explain that this is what happens when we sneeze into our hands and then touch an object (the germs on our hands get on the object). Discuss what might happen if one of their friends touches the object while it is still wet (they might pick up the germs and get sick). Explain that if you wash your hands after coughing or sneezing in them, the germs will be washed away and there will...
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...From the opening line of the preface, Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel is nothing if not an ambitious work: “This book attempts to provide a short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years” (Diamond, 9). This is a bit misleading, however, as Diamond’s motivation is not simply to provide an overview of our species since the dawn of civilization; his aim is to answer the question of “why history unfolded differently on different continents” (Diamond, 9). In the near five-hundred pages of the book, he makes a valiant effort to answer the question in terms of geography (with the adjoining environmental explanations). Indeed, his argument is exceptionally persuasive, and provides strong evidence that Eurasia’s dominance over other parts...
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...Inequality [pic] An Overview of Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel Why do some nations have so much material wealth while so many others have so little? This was the question Jared Diamond posed in his book Guns, Germs, and Steel. After identifying a point in time when all societies were roughly equal (over 13,000 years ago), Diamond identified the key variables that allowed some societies to develop highly complex, material-rich societies, while others developed at much slower rates. Guns, Germs, and Steel uncovers how Europeans came to dominate every other group on the planet by virtue of their access to what Diamond terms the “Agents of Conquest”: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Jared Diamond’s journey of discovery began on the island of Papua, New Guinea. There, in 1974, a local named Yali asked Diamond a deceptively simple question: "Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo (material goods), but we black people had little cargo (material goods) of our own?" Diamond realized that Yali's question penetrated the heart of a great mystery of human history -- the roots of global inequality. Why were Europeans the ones with all the cargo? Why had they taken over so much of the world, instead of the native people of New Guinea? How did Europeans end up with what Diamond terms the Agents of Conquest: Guns, Germs and Steel? It was these agents of conquest that allowed 168 Spanish conquistadors to defeat...
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...How did guns germs and steel impact civilizations? What impacted the development of civilizations the most? Why did some civilizations develop faster than others? Is there a simple answer? There is a very simple answer. That answer is guns, germs, and steel. So how exactly did guns, germs, and steel affect the course of history? Guns had a major part in our history and are part of the reason why some civilizations were superior to others. "You know, the flintlock rifle, it was, you know, I shouldn’t really say this but it was nearly like as important as a cellphone is today. You can’t go without your cellphone; in those days you couldn’t go without your flintlock rifle.” (ggs) This passage shows how important guns were and how much it was necessary to have one to survive. “They would shoot, hand the gun over, take the next gun, fire, hand the gun over. So every five or six seconds you could fire a shot. See that, that was the important thing.” (ggs) This shows how easy it was to kill somebody and how effective it was because it takes longer to kill somebody with a sword or arrow and you are more guaranteed to kill your enemy with a gun. ”This is a Maxim gun. What made this weapon such a great weapon, as opposed to the old single-shot weapons that had been used in years before, is this gun could fire continuously for up to 500 rounds a minute. It had the equivalent firepower of probably 100 men in a company with single shot weapons.”(ggs) This passagfe is more proof as...
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...Guns, Germs and Steel Page 1 GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL: The Fates of Human Societies By Jared Diamond, 1997 About the Author: Jared Diamond is a professor of physiology at UCLA School of Medicine. He is a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and was awarded a 1999 National Medal of Science. He is also the author of The Third Chimpanzee. SUMMARY The book asks and attempts to answer the question, once humankind spread throughout the world, why did different populations in different locations have such different histories? The modern world has been shaped by conquest, epidemics, and genocide, the ingredients of which arose first in Eurasia. The book’s premise is that those ingredients required the development of agriculture. Agriculture also arose first in Eurasia, not because Eurasians were superior in any way to people of other continents, but because of a unique combination of naturally occurring advantages, including more and more suitable wild crops and animals to domesticate, a larger land mass with fewer barriers to the spread of people, crops, and technology, and an east-west axis which meant that climate was similar across the region. The book is well written and contains not only information about the history of cultures around the world, but excellent descriptions of the scientific methodologies used to study them, from how archeologists study the origin of agriculture to how writing evolved to how linguistics can trace the movements of peoples across huge geographic...
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...William Hughes Pathology Hand washing assignment In today’s society, people have become very physical as a whole. From hugging to shaking hands, everyone in the world has had contact with at least one other person in their life whether it be direct or indirect. With this much contact between people, you would think that people would keep in mind the presence of the different bacteria and germs that can be transferred from person to person. Hand washing has been proven to reduce the amount of germs on the surface of the hands. This in turn helps reduce the transfer of bacteria and germs from one person to another. Unfortunately not everyone washes their hands or if they do they don’t wash them properly. Over the past week I have gone to the same restaurant after school. I’ve sat at the same bar area looking back into the kitchen at the hand washing station. They have fourteen employees at the restaurant and over the past week I watched as they went through their different work tasks. Working with food, you would think that hand washing would be a huge part of their safety precautions. Although they washed their hands when they got food on them, they either didn’t wash them long enough or they just let the water run over their hands without any soap. As I sat there and observed them, I also noticed that of the fourteen employees only ten washed their hands and even then they didn’t do it for the full time. Ten out of fourteen would be 71% of the employees. 71% of the employees...
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...The Common Cold is one of the most wide-spread sicknesses across America and there are several symptoms and forms of the sickness including: runny nose, coughing, sneezing, headaches, sinus congestion and limited mobility. The average American, will obtain some sort of the cold and will spread it to at least three or more people. Getting a cold from someone is very easy to do. Just think of how many times we touch handles, our phones, and even the computer mouse. When having the cold, there are thousands of germs on your hands, which spread to all these places. When I was younger, I was in an airport with my family traveling to Tennessee. I was in good health before we left, but when we came back I had all of the symptoms of the Common Cold. I wondered how I got sick, than, I remembered that I was in an airport for five hours, and I kept on touching handles and such without washing my hands afterwards. After I realized the phenomenon of touching everything, it all made sense...
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...direction with earthquakes, asteroids, tidal waves, biological warfare, etc. The other fear is of disease, which happens to be H1N1 at this time. Many people are flocking to the doctor’s, hospitals and clinics to get vaccinated. People are afraid they will catch it and sanitizer’s are a big seller to combat the spread of germs. Purell dispensers and hand wipes are cropping up in many public buildings such as schools, supermarkets, office buildings, hotels, and hospitals to help to avoid the spread of infection and germs. Fear of aging has always been a big thing since so many people are living longer now and they want to combat the signs of aging or to live fuller lives. There are so many anti aging things on the market which most are geared towards women, but there are a few for the men as well. The women have anti wrinkle creams such as the Dermajuv Complete Rejuvenation System among many. The conclusion is that many companies are getting rich off of whatever sells. It is a seller’s market and what is the “in” thing at the time will sell. People look for what everyone else has or want to be the first to get the new “hottest” thing that is why the advertisers will use celebrity’s to endorse their products. Most of the time the celebrities are just...
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...Hungarian obstetrician Ignaz P. Semmelweiss in 1847. He demonstrated that hand washing tremendously decreased the infection number in newborns and he tried to introduce this practice to his colleagues, but they got so “offended that they committed him to an insane asylum” (B4 Brands, 2014, p.1). Fortunately, these days, health care representatives can freely increase people’s awareness and encourage individuals to promote healthy behaviors for all ages. Therefore, everyone is entitled to promote their health by practicing proper hand hygiene. According to statistics, 80% of communicable diseases are spread by touching food, and then the mouth, eyes or nose since contaminated hands spread foodborne illnesses: Salmonella, E-Coli, Staph and diarrheal infection (B4 Brands, 2014). The Virginia Department of Health, 2011 states that touching the face with contaminated hands spreads diseases like pneumonia, flu and the cold. It is extremely devastating that approximately 922,000 children died in 2015 of pneumonia and that pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children (WHO, 2015). It is very important to educate children of proper hand hygiene since diarrhea is second most common cause of death in...
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...Primary Prevention: Handwashing Education September 17, 2015 Primary Prevention: Handwashing Education Preventing a health problem before it occurs is a major goal of healthcare today. Health promotion, specifically primary prevention, is used to accomplish prevention of health problems, such as infections, before they occur (Institute for Work and Health, n.d.). “This is done by preventing exposures to hazards that cause disease or injury, altering unhealthy or unsafe behaviors that can lead to disease or injury, and increasing resistance to disease or injury should exposure occur” (Institute for Work and Health, n.d., para. 1). Providing communities with health education is the best way to satisfy primary prevention, and thus prevent an illness or disease from occurring. In order to provide appropriate education, the nurse must first assess a community of interest, and determine what health issues require the most attention. The nurse can then create a teaching plan to assist the community in preventing the identified health risk. This writer assessed the Harry Hoag Elementary School third grade class community in Fort Plain, NY. Based on the community assessment findings, handwashing education was determined to be the topic of focus for the Harry Hoag Elementary School third grade class. The community assessment, the epidemiologic reason for this topic, the teaching plan, and evaluation of the experience require a closer look. * Fort Plain is a small...
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...from school and no one thinks about why we celebrate Columbus Day. When you ask anyone why we observe Columbus Day, they will most likely tell you about the land he obtained, but they will leave out all of the horrible things he did to the Natives. Many people argue about whether or not Columbus Day should be considered a federal holiday. Based on facts, Columbus day should not be considered a federal holiday, because of the harsh ways Columbus carried out his actions. Although he obtained a vast amount of land, he didn’t take it peacefully, he tormented and tortured the Native Americans. This lead to many Natives dying. He made them do many labours...
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...Ebola University of Phoenix In today’s society we come in contact with many different germs. Germs are everywhere, they’re in on door knobs and countertops to name a few. Germs can be contracted from a person who hands are dirty or a person who is sick. If a person sneeze or cough it’s important for them to cover their mouth and wash their hands to keep from spreading their germs. It’s important to use universal precaution and it’s important to educate yourself on the diseases that are being spread today. Ebola is one of the most talked about viruses that is going around today. It is so very important that everyone uses caution when coming in contact with people and it’s also important to educate yourself on the virus its self. This essay is to persuade everyone that Ebola is a deadly virus and to persuade everyone to educate themselves and lately take precaution to stay clear of this virus and other viruses that are around. The United States has many viruses going around that can be passes from one person to another. Some viruses are curable and some are not. The HIV virus is a virus that has been around for many many years. This disease is passed through body fluids, sharing needles, unprotected sex with a person who is infected, and child birth to name a few. There is no cure for HIV nor is there a vaccine used to prevent anyone from getting it from an infected person. This is why it is very important to protect yourself from people who are in increased risk groups for...
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...VOICE OF HEALTH Healer.A.Umar Farook, M.Acu., D.Ed (Acu) English Translation: Healer.R.Gnanamurthy, M.Acu., D.Ed (Acu) Edited by: Malarvizhi VOICE OF HEALTH Healer.A.Umar Farook, M.Acu., D.Ed (Acu) First Published : November, 2010 Published by Indian Universities Press 421, Anna Salai, im print of Bharathi Puthagakalayam Teynampet, Chennai - 600 018 Email: thamizhbooks@gmail.com www.thamizhbooks.com Ph: 044-24332424, 24332924, 24339024 Rs.100/\ print: Jothi Enterprices, Chennai -5 Thanks to ACUPUNCTURE HEALERS ORGANISATION Hr.Bose.K.Mohamed Meera Hr.Magi Ramalingam Hr.P.V.Devarajan Hr.M.J.Pandian Hr.P.M.Umar Farook CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Learning Language Health is Strength Immunity is Life Eat Hunger Fate Prevails! One plus One is not Two Creating and Protecting Disease an Imagination Diseases of Exact Science 5 7 9 12 14 16 19 22 25 27 30 34 40 44 52 56 60 68 77 10. Quietness is Pleasantness! 11. Waste stagnation causes Death! 12. Action and Reaction 13. Reason behind Stories 14. Shining and the Sign! 15. Elixir is Venom 16. Thirst - Hunger as per requirement! 17. Milk - is it Food? 18. Poison-less Food 19. Love Nature! Come back to Nature 1 Learning Language E veryone has their own language. Expressing our needs, sharing our feelings – it is through language that we create our relationships with others. Language is a necessary communication tool for people. Beyond our mother tongue, we learn languages of neighboring...
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