Hygiene and Physiology

 Human Disease

               The human body is very complicated system consisting of millions of cells, bones and arteries. When any of these gets disbalanced whole system of human body gets disturbed causing various types of diseases. Foe better functioning of these the man has to keep his hygiene, environment clean and should take balanced diet. However after every precaution so many type of disease occur in human body. Few of them are as follow. 







              AIDS 
                         
                     Abbreviated name for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, the disease is said to be caused by a virus . Intravenous drug abusers and homosexuals are mostly effected by this disease. the virus, once in the blood stream, multiplies many times faster than other viruses, and progressively destroys the T-cells in the blood which help fight infections, thus crippling the entire immune system.

             
            CHOLERA
                 
                      Cause: Housefly; by swallowing of Kock's "Coma bacillus" through infected water, food , fruits and vegetables. Cure: Tombs Cholera Mixture, Prevent contamination of drink and food supply.


           DIABETES 

                           There is still not the faintest notion as to what causes diabetes. Its immediate cause is, however, failure in varying degrees of the pancreas to produce insulin and inability of the body to make use of sugar . the glucose which is the end product of the carbohydrate digestion. Symptoms: increasing appetite, great thirst, frequency in passing urine and presence of sugar in the urine. The disease is incurable but can be kept check by diet control and regular light excersise in mild cases by regular use of insulin in serious cases.
  

           MALARIA
     
                             It is caused by the the bite of the Anopheles female mosquito. The symptoms of malaria start with trembling of the body, resulting in high fever soon after. The vomoiting starts in the next stages. Its prevention can be effected by adopting offensive and defensive measures against female mosquito.
  

          PLAGUE
     
                             Cause: Bite of infected rat flea. Prevention:Anti Plague inoculation. Isolate the patient, disinfect the patient's clothes and utensils.Burn the dead rats found in the vicinity.


          POLIO
               
                            It is an acute infectious disease which effect the central nervous system and by destruction of motor neurons in the spinal cord produces flaccid paralysis. It is caused by a kind of virus, which is found in throat and the stools.
            

         RABIES     
     
                     Cause: By bite or even licking by mad animals generally a dog, or a jackal. Cure: Prophylactic vaccination full treatment in pasteur institute. Prevention: Clean the bitten part with hot water.


            SMALL POX

                              This disease attacks people of all ages and is carried by exceta and droplet infection but particularly by the dried scales on the skin of convalescent patient. 

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