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Limiting and preventing the spread of infectious diseases - Coggle Diagram
Limiting and preventing the spread of infectious diseases
Limiting local, regional and global spread of infectious diseases
key considerations
Global population continues to increase
Ease of travel (local, regional, global)
Integrated free-trade agricultural market
Key considerations combined favour the spread of the disease through:
Environmental change and agricultural development
Providing ease of dissemination of organisms
Breakdown of public health programs
Alterations in human behaviour
understanding key consideration can assist in minimising spread of infectious disease through:
hygiene practices both, environmental and personal
National and international quarantine programs
Vaccination, including passive and active immunity
Targeted health campaigns
Hygiene practices
Personal hygiene
Refers to the practices that an individual performs to minimise the risk of infection
Frequent bathing
Hand washing
Correct respiratory hygiene when coughing or sneezing
Communal hygiene
Refers to the practiced performed at a local level to minimise the spread of disease
Water purification
Sewerage infrastructure
Food hygiene
Concerned with hygiene practices that prevent food posioning
Keeping raw and cooked foods seperate
Storing food at appropriate temperature
Cooking food for appropriate recommended time
Using clean water for cooking
Quarantine
Prevent the spread/entry of disease by:
Inspection
Regulation
Restriction of movement
Enforced destruction of diseased organisms
Vaccination
Active immunity
Passive immunity
Public health campaigns
The grim reaper v aids
HPV vaccination
Whooping cough vaccination
Use of pesticides
Chemicals used to prevent the spread of infectious animal/plant pathogens and also insert vectors
Genetic engineering
Genetic sterilisation of male Aedes aegypti mosquito
Bt cotton