FIGHT AGAINST DISEASE

On daily basis in one’s life, the antibody, which is also known as an immunoglobulin, a Y-shaped large protein produced by plasma cells that are used by the immune system to identify and neutralise pathogens such as bacteria and viruses that are enemies to the human body.

These enemies that are silent and unseen they are really deadly. Foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites, threaten your health.  You are not likely to be aware of those battles because your immune system repels or destroys most of the invaders before the onset of symptoms. Sometimes, however, the harmful germs gain the upper hand. If so, you may need to bolster your defences with medicine and other treatments.

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This is where disease prevention and control comes in. Disease prevention focuses on prevention strategies to reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases and other morbidities.

Health promotion and disease prevention programs often address social determinants of health, which influence modifiable risk behaviours. Social determinants of health are the economic, social, cultural, and political conditions, in which people are born, grow, and live that affect health status. Modifiable risk behaviours include, for example, tobacco use, poor eating habits, and lack of physical activity, which contribute to the development of chronic disease. Typical activities for health promotion and disease prevention programs include:

During strives to wage war against diseases that has the potential of entering our bodies, a lot of consideration should be made in the areas of:

1.       Efforts should be made in creating awareness pertaining to healthy behaviours for the general public. The plans should include public service announcements by government, NGOs and individuals, health fairs, mass media campaigns, and newsletters.

2.    We should also engage in empowering behaviour change and actions through increased knowledge of disease control. There should be training plans and support groups.

3.    There should be monitoring or mandating activities by organisations or public agencies that encourage healthy decision-making.

4.    Re-strategizing in the area of healthy decisions more readily available to large populations is very necessary.

There are various causes of disease, which includes travel, microscopic organisms, poverty, and improperly prepared food

Many past decades, a lot of people were naïve concerning the dangers of tiny but harmful organisms that invade human beings. This was so until we were being exposed to the secret of healthy living as it concerns germs and disease which was in the 19th-century by the scientists that were how we became better equipped to defend ourselves. Medical science has done great works in this regard in reducing the threat of some infectious diseases, including smallpox and polio. Recently, however, others, such as yellow fever and dengue, have made a comeback.

Over the years travel and mix up among people has so far helped in spreading diseases all over the world. According to journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, “virtually all of the contagious virulent infections” can be spread by international travellers.

Some bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics. “The world is heading towards a post-antibiotic era, in which common infections . . . can once again kill,” states the World Health Organization.

Civil unrest and poverty often hinder government efforts to control the spread of disease.

Many people lack practical knowledge of how to prevent disease.

Despite these disturbing trends, there is much you can do to protect yourself and your family. The following will show that, even if you live in a developing land, simple and effective strategies may be within your reach.