Writing Expedition: Family Health

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Hello there, my fellow steemit friends. Happy New Month to you all. It another week for our writing expedition. In my article today, I will be writing about the family health.

Introduction

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Good health is one of the major thing people look out for in a family. Health means being free from illness or injury. In a nation, one of the major considering of government is the good health of citizens. This is why government spend a lot of money to provide essential health services to control the spread of diseases.

Types of Diseases

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We have two types of diseases;
Communicable(infectious)diseases. These diseases can be passed from one person to another. They are caused by viruses, bacteria, etc. Some examples include: chicken pox, measles, Apollo, etc.

Non-Communicable,diseases;These diseases cannot be passed from one person to another. They stay with the carrier only. Some examples include: Kwashiorkor, ulcer, cancer, etc.

Most diseases are caused by pathogens. Pathogens are disease causing organisms. They can be transferred in various ways.

MODE OF TRANSFER	DISEASE
Water,(when we drink)	Causes,cholera, typhoidfever, dysentery, etc
Air(dust,we breathe in)	Causes tuberculosis
Contact/touch (skin to skin)	Causes smallpox, eczema, etc
Vectors,(such as insects)	Causes malaria, sleeping sickness, etc
Soil,(sharp objects in the ground)	Causes tetanus

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Note, Vectors carry diseases from one person to another. Some common vectors we know include, mosquito, tsetse fly, housefly, etc.

All these are the various ways common diseases affects us in our daily lives, especially the children.

Disease Prevention

After having the knowledge about how diseases come to stay in our bodies, we need to take necessary measures to stop the spread of diseases. We can control and prevent diseases through the following measures;
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• Sanitation; Dirty environment causes disease so we try and maintain a clean environment. We can do that by using disinfectant in our toilets, cleaning our home utensils, sweeping, clearing and burning bushes around us.
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• Health Education; Education helps a lot in the control of diseases. We must try to enlighten people especially those in the rural areas how to maintain a clean environment as well as live a healthy lifestyle.

• Immunisation;This is where government comes in. Government should provide vaccines which would fight disease causing organisms in the body. This is mostly for children as I will help reduce the spread of diseases among them.

Conclusion

Thank you all for reading my post. Family health is very important in our society. We must all try our best to prevent diseases by applying the prevention measures. Please do well to drop a comment. Thank you all.

Cc,
@bossj23