Essays on Public Health Issues

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The Urgent Need for a Vaccine Against Zika Virus

1 page / 588 words

Since the rapid rise and spread of the Zika virus, search for a vaccine has ensued. While the virus causes mild symptoms in most, its association with severe birth defects in pregnant women, notably abnormal fetal brain development and microcephaly, to Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults...

Vaccination Viruses Zika Virus

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The Theme of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Books and Films

4 pages / 1929 words

Introduction The allure of escaping reality often propels individuals towards the perilous path of drug and alcohol addiction. This essay endeavors to scrutinize the pervasive theme of substance abuse, as depicted in various literary and cinematic works. Among these, “The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s...

Alcohol Abuse Drug Addiction

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The Depiction of Drugs in Films and Its Effects on People

1 page / 1330 words

Since drugs have been shown in films, people have had strong opinions about if this is okay to do. In 1987 President Ronald Reagan once said “the film industry should be part of the solution, not part of the problem”. The Depiction of drugs in...

Drug Addiction Film Study

270

Bulimia Nervosa: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

2 pages / 763 words

Eating too much can seriously affect the human body, and one should try to avoid binge eating as much as possible. Bulimia nervosa, the disease of eating to much, is a very serious, and very curable disease. This disease is curable, but it takes a...

Bulimia Eating Disorders

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Prevention Strategies of Malaria Controlling

2 pages / 1105 words

First world countries would benefit from devoting so many resources to controlling the disease by developing a vaccine, which can help lower the chances of malaria re-emerging in the form of Plasmodium vivax. These practices will help limit not only infections of malaria, but also...

Malaria

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Overview of Protozoan Parasite – a Cause of Malaria

1 page / 475 words

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the Protozoan parasite. People affected with malaria often experience fever, chills, and flu-like illness. If left untreated, the person will develop severe complications and die. Each year 350-500 million cases of malaria occur worldwide, and over one million...

Malaria

273

Socio-cultural Context of Drug Addiction and Ways to Deal with It

2 pages / 1347 words

Among many other problems, modern society today is faced with the problem of ‘Drug Abuse’. Drug abuse is a misuse of, or over indulgence in drugs resulting in physical or psychological harm to the individual involved in it. The World Health Organization defines drug addiction...

Drug Addiction Drugs

274

Weight of The Nation Film Assignment

1 page / 646 words

My assumptions before seeing this film regarding the factors which contribute to obesity were due to improper diet, certain types of medication, disease such as heart and diabetes, lack of physical activity and genetics. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is...

Film Analysis Obesity

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Government’s Initiatives to Solve Open Defecation Problem in India

2 pages / 812 words

In an attempt to deal with India’s open defecation problem, the National Democratic Alliance government (read, Narendra Modi) has incentivised double-pit pour-flush toilets through the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). Its cost-effectiveness and less hazardous sludge management system in comparison to the conventionally used septic tanks...

Hygiene India

276

Sport as a Public Health Issue

2 pages / 1081 words

Public health is concerned with public safety and its aim is to protect the health of the population. “Promoting healthy lifestyle, researching disease and injury prevention” is public health’ responsibility. Department of public health recommends elimination of any negative influences that may have harmful consequences....

Health Promotion

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The Importance of Risk Communication Plans During Zika Virus Outbreak

2 pages / 1646 words

Introduction Risk communication is the sharing of ideas and knowledge between two parties about the nature, purpose and control of the risk. Risk communication in public health means the involvement of audience and responding to the question and concern as well as providing the important...

Epidemiology Infectious Disease Zika Virus

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Analysis of The Techniques to Detect The Presence of Infectious Diseases

5 pages / 2414 words

Introduction Infectious diseases are the major cause of mortality in recent years. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that about 13 million deaths worldwide are attributed to infectious diseases. The majority of these deaths are related to the people living in third world countries....

Epidemiology Infectious Disease

279

Food Contamination and The Need for Additional Regulation of Food Hygiene

1 page / 514 words

Globalization and Food Safety Nowadays, globalization facilitates the easy trade of goods across the world. Moreover, global cooperation enables consumers to conveniently purchase both domestic and foreign foods, necessitating careful checks before these foods reach end-users. Ensuring food safety offers significant benefits, including pressuring the...

Hygiene

280

Eco Soap: a Pointer to an Era of Convenience

1 page / 505 words

The Global Rise of Cosmetics and Beauty Products The usage of cosmetics, make-up, and other forms of manicure is increasingly gaining publicity across the globe. Though these practices have been present for a while, there was an exponential growth in the usage of skin treatments...

Cosmetology Hygiene Sustainability

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Early Infant Detection of HIV

2 pages / 812 words

Introduction The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has affected millions of people worldwide, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2014, the number of infections that occurred in infants was estimated at 220,000. Approximately ninety-nine percent of these infections in infants are acquired during the pre-partum period, labor,...

DNA HIV Infectious Disease

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Hand Washing Inappropriately Results in Further Transmission of Ailments

3 pages / 1226 words

Germs can be spread from one surface to another through various means such as our hands, contaminated containers, or even through the air. However, most common ailments that arise from the result in diarrhea and aching stomach come as a result of bacteria and other...

Hand Washing Hygiene

283

Modern Toilets – State of Public Toilets Around The World

5 pages / 2283 words

Introduction As with human evolution, toilets have evolved over the past century. From the motley collection of communal outhouses, chamber pots and holes in the ground, to the flush toilets that are widely used today; the condition of our toilet systems has drastically improved. In...

Hygiene

284

The Use of Drugs Amongst Pregnant Teens

4 pages / 1924 words

Drug dependence also referred to as drug addiction or drug habituation, is the state of physical, emotional, and extrasensory reliance on any drug. The dependency usually occurs due to the administration of the drug to the individual repeatedly which causes an individual to feel like...

Drug Addiction Teenage Drug Abuse Teenage Pregnancy

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Challenges and Vulnerabilities of Teen Mothers in Healthcare Practice

3 pages / 1191 words

Teen mothers in Canada lack compassionate care because of the many assumptions that work against them, such as they are incapable of raising a child due to their age, the belief that early childbearing results in financial consequences, and the presumption that teen mothers are...

Teenage Pregnancy Universal Health Care