On the verge of the 21st century there tends to be a panic in the struggle against communicable diseases
Journal Title: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine - Year 2012, Vol 19, Issue 2
Abstract
Presently, chronic non-communicable diseases are the main cause of the global burden of diseases and mortality. In AAEM, many researchers undertake these problems. However, at the age of mass migration of the world population, associated primarily with the easiness of translocation over long distances, and the character of work in certain segments of the economy, communicable diseases still constitute a threat. No wonder that many reports in this journal are concerned with the problems related with communicable diseases. In my opinion, the problem is how to control these diseases in the global sense. At present, the majority of institutions dealing with the control of diseases which are of a national, international or global character, do not cope with the control of communicable diseases from this aspect. An example is the last pandemic of the AH1N1 influenza virus. I would call it a ‘panic’ rather than a pandemic: a global panic triggered disproportionate to the actual threat in many countries, which resulted in actions that were exaggerated according to the standards followed in public health in the face of global public hazards. An example was the closing of frontiers in some countries during the pandemic of influenza, without a cool assessment of the actual risk. Another example was the purchase of vaccines, which had to be disposed of. Why had the possibilities of performing vaccinations against this flu not been assessed? Why had the education of the societies concerning the benefits brought about by performing prophylactic vaccinations not been carried out? These actions, if undertaken regularly, would increase the willingness of citizens worldwide to be vaccinated. Prophylactic vaccinations are the most effective method for controlling communicable diseases. Their use has enabled the elimination of many diseases within recent decades.
Authors and Affiliations
Andrzej Wojtyła
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP80445
- DOI -
- Views 118
- Downloads 0
The role of age, environmental and occupational factors on semen density
The problem of effect of the environment on human reproduction has been in the focus of researchers’ interest for many years.Objective: To examine the relationship between semen density in males with reproduction proble...
Lateral spread of heat during thyroidectomy using different haemostatic devices
Introduction. The presented study is an attempt to comprehensively analyze the lateral spread of heat during thyroidectomy. Obtained results may be valuable in other surgical disciplines in which thermal analysis is diff...
Principles of social security and health insurance for farmers in Poland and Germany – a comparative assessment
Introduction and objective. As landowners occupied with agricultural production comprise a sizeable part of the populations in mid- and western European countries, it seemed reasonable to assess the organization of healt...
Selected aspects of a professional doctor-patient communication – education and practice
[b][i][/i][/b]Background: In the work of a physician, not only knowledge, and professional skills (technical/hard) are important, but also psychosocial skills (relational/soft). Objectives: The primary goal of the pres...
Ocular blunt trauma during wood chopping as the reason for serious visual impairments
Aim. The aim of the study was to present results of blunt ocular trauma with lens luxation to the vitreous during wood chopping.Methods. A retrospective study of 15 patients treated in the Department of Ophthalmology bet...