Current infectious threats associated with the development of civilization and progress in medicine - methods of prevention and education
Journal Title: Health Problems of Civilization - Year 2014, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
The development of civilization, economic growth, urbanization, industrialization and progress in medicine bring to the society an improvement in the quality oflife, but at the same time caused changes in lifestyle, environmental conditions, and changes in the natural environment. All of these led to develop civilization diseases which have critical impact and the ad- verse effect on our health, about what we not always realize. In the past fifty years, about 30 new pathogens appeared causing diseases such as legionellosis, Lyme disease, and increase unexpectedly tuberculosis incidence which in some regions is associated with HIV infections. Also widespread use of antibiotics caused and still causing bacterial resistance increase to most of them. With the development of medicine and surgery, parallel effects of surgical areas and infections associated with implanted cardiac devices in the majority of the life-saving ones appeared. The development of research techniques allowed for the finding of new relationships between ecosystems in the microbiome of the gastrointestinal tract with of obesity in the society. The presence of new health aspects of civilization diseases impose pressure to create new prevention methods and public education.
Authors and Affiliations
Małgorzata Tokarska-Rodak, Iwona Gładysz, Maria Kozioł-Montewka, Jolanta Paluch-Oleś, Maciej Montewka, Stanisława Spisacka, Emilia Pawłowicz, Aneta Filipek-Czerska, Beata Kosińska, Edyta Kawka, Anna Pańczuk, Piotr Barszczewski, Agnieszka Sikora
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