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Health Concerns in the Developing World. Water-Borne Diseases. Most deaths in the developing world are attributable to contaminated water Diarrhoea Cholera Billharzia. Diarrhoea . Common killer of infants in developing countries - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Most deaths in the developing world are attributable to contaminated water
DiarrhoeaCholeraBillharzia
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Common killer of infants in developing countries
According to the WHO, diarrhoea is responsible for up to 6 million deaths worldwide annually
Although highly treatable most deaths occur because children die of dehydration
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Right- an advertisement by USAID in Nicaragua (Central America) to encourage parents to obtain oral rehydration tablets to treat diarrhoea in infants
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Deadly bacteria which is spread through contaminated water and affects the intestines
Leads to rapid dehydration and death if not treated promptly
According to the WHO, over 4 million people are affected annually causing over 100,000 deaths
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Right- Cholera bacteria life cycle chart
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Right- cholera patients in a clinic in Haiti (2010)
- Photo courtesy of the NGO Doctors Without Borders
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Acquired by parasites while swimming, bathing, drinking, or wadding in contaminated fresh water
Parasites can burrow through skin According to the WHO, “it is the second
most socioeconomically devastating disease after malaria”
Causes an estimated 20,000 deaths/year
Causes chronic disease: kidney, liver damage, cancer
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Right- Life Cycle of the Schistosome parasite
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MalariaAfrican Sleeping Sickness
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Malaria is the number one parasitic killer in the world and is responsible for nearly 900,000 deaths annually according to the WHO
It is a parasite which is spread by a vector called the Anopheles mosquito- active only at night and only in climatic conditions above 20 degrees Celsius
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Right- Picture of the Female Anopheles mosquito. Only this specie of mosquitoes can transmit the malaria parasite- and only the females
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Right- Life Cycle of Malaria parasite
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Parasitic disease spread by the Tsetse fly
According to the WHO, it killed an estimated 48,000 people in 2008
Exclusively affects sub-Saharan Africa and is endemic in countries (see map)
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Right- The African Tsetse fly, transmitter of African Sleeping Sickness
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According to the WHO, approximately 33 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide
In 2009, it was estimated that 1.8 million people died of the disease
It is spread only by humans through contact with infected sexual fluid or blood
After a period of incubation, the virus begins to attack White Blood Cells thereby lowering immunity to infections
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Right- Africa is most affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In some countries over 25% of the population is infected with the virus
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Although it remains a serious health concern worldwide, AIDS related deaths have begun to decline in recent years
Sexual education, effective screening of blood products (medical transfusions) for HIV, and new drugs have reduced AIDS related mortality
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Fatal virus which is spread through the infected saliva (usually a bite) of a mammal
Dogs and bats are the main vectors of the disease
According to the WHO, an estimated 55,000 people die annually, disproportionally in the developing world
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There are many feral dogs (wild) in developing countries which roam the street- they pose the greatest risk of rabies infection to humans, particularly to children
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