Jan
14
Risk Of Toxins With An Infection From Tropical Diseases
January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
It may sound exciting when you get to travel to foreign countries especially the more exotic ones. However, when you do so, you have to take precautions not only on travel logistics but also your health as well. In certain parts of the world, particularly the tropic and sub-tropic areas, you are more vulnerable to diseases due to their poor sanitory and hygiene conditions. Toxins can easily enter your body, causing havoc to your gut, as well as other parts of your body. You can end up with symptoms such as diarrhea, vomitting and fever. In some cases, fatal consequences can result. My mother-in-law passed away due to contracting one that attacked her gut and all, even months after she came back from having stayed in a povery-stricken place in India. Sadly, she never recovered.
Poor sanity and hygiene conditions spring from poverty. With poverty, comes little to no water treatment facilities for clean water. Poverty means there are no waste management services to avoid contact with human and animal waste. It also means inadequate health care facilities and health education programs.
Hence, when you travel to these poverty stricken areas where tropical diseases are prevalent, you are at risk of becoming ill yourself. It is easy to get infected with a disease from infected insects, bugs and animals. Consuming contaminated food and water sources is another source of contention. Not to overlook, there is also the risk of contracting an infection upon direct contact with the any native people who harbor the bacteria, viruses and parasites.
This means that a simple handshake or hug from a native may put you at risk if you are not careful. People from these poverty-stricken areas have not always had access to immunizations from the simplest of diseases like diphtheria, polio or tetanus. In addition, they are constantly exposed to viruses, parasites and bacteria that could be contracted from insect bites or even contaminated water, so they could be harboring disease.
The climate also plays a big part in the spread of the disease. Excessive rainy seasons can bring more mosquitoes and other insects that find the wet conditions conducive to breeding. This means that these disease-harboring insects could exponentially multiply and potentially infect more people and even animals.
Natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes could interrupt water and waste management services to those foreign locations that actually have decent sanitation requirement. With these disasters, brings the potential for contaminated water and food and thus disease.
Naturally, if you have a strong immune system to begin with, you have less to worry. If you have a pre-existing condition like AIDS, cancer, diabetes, renal problems and more, these can all lower your resistance to disease as well as recovery time.
In conclusion, when you travel to areas endemic of disease, you should take the proper precautions against contamination of food and water as well as against insect bites. The responsibility lies with you in staying healthy.
Aug
22
Your Garbage Bin Is Cleaner Than The Toilet Bowl
August 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Just because you clean your toilet on a regular basis does not make it completely safe from infections. According to a new world wide study which involved 10,000 participants and funded by Reckitt Benckiser, the grimiest areas (per sq inch) are:
* Toilet bowel 3.2 million bacteria
* Kitchen drain 567,845 bacteria
* Sponge or counter wiping cloth 134,630 bacteria
* Bathtub near drain 119468 bacteria
* Kitchen sink near drain 17,964 bacteria
* Garbage bin 411 bacteria
This is not a misprint. Your garbage bin is far far cleaner than your toilet bowl.
Here are some ideas about what you can do to beat the germs:
* Always wash your hands thoroughly after using the toilet.
* Regularly wash your sponge or counter wiping cloth and dry in the sun.
* Give your bathtub a good scrub every now and then. You may also want to switch to the shower.
* Wash your toilet more than once a week if it is frequently used.
* Be sure to tell your kids not to play near the drain. I know my kids sometimes have a habit of sitting on the floor near the drain.
* Always wipe the toilet seat before use. More so for public toilets.
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