Glencoe Health
Glencoe Health
1st Edition
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9780078913280
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Section 23.4: Emerging Diseases and Pandemics

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Emerging infections are communicable diseases whose occurrence in humans has increased within the past two decades or threatens to increase in the near future.
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Recreational Water Illness (RWI) most commonly spread through swallowing or having contact with water contaminated with untreated sewage or feces from humans or animals.
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Pandemic is global outbreak of an infectious disease.

Epidemic is a disease outbreak that affects many people in the same place and at the same time.

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It is better for us to take extra precautions and not rely solely on antibiotics.
Overuse of antibiotics makes the bacteria harder to kill and misusing
it may cause side effects.
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We should not always rely on antibiotics. Overusing and misusing it may cause side effects.
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The Colorado meatpacking plant is the root cause why people in a dozen America states got sick. The meat processing and preparation seems to have lacked in necessary hygienic conditions before it was distributed in the market.
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

It can spread through small droplets, coughing, and sneezing, similarly to how one person can catch a cold and flu.
Also caught by sharing, eating, and drinking utensils with an infected person.

Tips on how to avoid SARS

-Proper handwashing

-Avoid touching the eyes, mouth, and nose

-Covering the mouth when coughing or sneezing

-Staying at least 3 feet away from other people

-Wearing of surgical mask

-No sharing of personal items with a person infected with SARS.

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To our dear passengers,

Thank you for choosing our airline to cross borders and around the globe. As we soar above and reach the ground of your destination together, we would like to give you some information to keep your health in check to prevent emerging diseases such as airborne diseases that are commonly contracted during travel. Airborne diseases can be easily transmitted when an infected individual coughs, sneezes, and via hands or surface contact. Your health is as important as ours and we would like to instruct our passengers on simple steps to reduce the spread of airborne disease. Wearing a mask and disinfecting our hands through alcohol or a hand sanitizer would be the most controllable method that each of us can do. We also request social distancing from the boarding and departure of the aircraft. We are committed to keeping you safe on our flight and wish you all a safe journey with us.

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