Communicable disease: Communicable disease is an infectious disease which transf

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Communicable disease:

Communicable disease is an infectious disease which transfer from one person to another person by direct contact with the infected person or by indirect way (contagious diseases). The communicable diseases are caused by germs, viruses, bacteria or pathogens.

The list of communicable diseases that is of concern for global health as described below:

The communicable diseases were anticipated in an the around the global and reason for trolling of deaths and seriously affected health and socioeconomic development in few countries. Eastern Mediterranean Region have reported for most of the threatening cases in global polio obliteration. HIV malaria and tuberculosis are mostly spread fast which needed improvement and control. Viral hepatitis was a quiet outbreak in few countries apart from these diseases some diseases were emerging in some regions including influenza, cholera, brucellosis, dengue diphtheria, measles hepatitis A and other viral fevers.

Recent Communicable diseases which are outbreak in global concerns are:

Plague – Madagascar

August 1- 22 November 30, 2017

This plague has been detected 48% in the country. The total 2348 cases have been confirmed including 202 deaths and 1791 pneumonic plague cases were identified in which 22% cases have confirmed and there were other reports of 341 cases of bubonic plague. This disease transmitted between animals from their fleas and humans are infected by the bite of infected fleas and direct contact. This pleague cases were detected in Madgascar and samples were suspected in Seychelles.

Preventive measures and control : people were informed about plague which is present in the air and take precautions against flea bites and to stay away from animal remains. Advises people to avoid direct contact and maintain distance with infected patients with pneumonic plague which may transfer in high level. WHO has been provided emergency medical camps to prevent infection and delivered 1.2 million of doses of antibiotics to fight against pleague.

Source of the disease: Plague is an communicable disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, a zoonotic bacteria which are found in small mammals and their parasites.

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Saudi Arbia

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is infectious respiratory disease which was firstly identified in people of Saudi Arabia in 2012 and MERS-CoV were reported 82% in Soudi Arabia kingdome and gradually spread to several countries (Bahrain, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen including the United States, north Africa and Europe). MERS has been spread from infected patient to others through close contact.

693 people were effected and died with MERS-CoV till now and three vaccines presently notified and under developed by WHO and out of which one vaccine proposed to prevent transmission from of this virus from dromedary camels to humans.

MERS and MERS-CoV patients affected with severe respiratory problems with symptoms of fever, cough and squatness of breath. This epidemic was connected with a traveler returning from the Arabian Peninsula.

Prevention:

There is no vaccine presently to prevent MERS and MERS-CoV infection. Health care workers always encourage all people to protect themselves from respiratory illnesses by adopting necessary preventive measures:

Source :Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been identified in bats in Saudi Arabia which was potential source for the disease.

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) disease was transmitted in dromedary camels.

Avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – China

Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) viruses that have been detected by WHO on 18, 25 August and 4 September 2017. People with this virus suffered with severe pneumonia and patients were exposure to live poultry markets and a total of 1562 cases were notified by research for human infections with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus. The human cases were indicated to avian influenza A(H7N9) virus through contact with infected poultry environments and markets and since then transmitted in animals and environments and further human cases explored.

The Chinese government have been taken necessary precautions and measured to prevent human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) which include:

Source: Avian influenza A(H7N9) is a virus that have been detected in birds and since then slowly transmitted from birds to people.

Dengue fever – Sri Lanka .

Sri Lanka Unit of the Ministry of Health was identified 80 732 dengue fever cases and 215 deaths From 1 January to 7 July 2017 and around 43% cases were reported in affected area. The dengue fever cases affected due to huge rains and floods and failure to clean the garbage, stagnant water and contaminated ground storage water of mosquitoes hubs caused to increase the number of cases.

WHO and MoH srilanka worked together and encouraged the strategic plans to control dengue fever. The preventive measures known as Integrated Vector Management (IVM) to reduce the mosquito vectors causes the dengue virus. The other preventing measures as follows:

7)     The WHO Sri Lanka planted fogging machines to control vector activities.

Sources: Mosquito vector is a significant cause for dengue virus infection.

HIV/ AIDS

HIV is a virus which destroy the human immunity system and kills the white blood cells. HIV is found in blood, vaginal, breast milk and anal fluids. HIV is a sexually transmitted diseases (STD). It doesn’t transmitted through sweat, contact and urine. Pregnant woman affected with HIV virus in blood passes into baby body cells and after birth through breastfeeding.

AIDS is a final stage of HIV infection which is set of syndrome due to HIV infection. AIDS refers to acquired immune deficiency syndromes which resulted of advance HIV infection and destroys the immune system. Initial stage of HIV treatment can be prevention to developing an AIDS in people.Presently HIV has no curable treatment however people can live long with correct treatment on a regular medical support.

HIV symptoms are fever, headach, stomach upset, body rashes, body pains and sore throat. The list of top 20 countries which affected by HIV/ AIDS: Myanmar, Indonesia, Botswana, Cote d Ivoire (Ivory coast), Thailand, CameroonUkraine, China, Russia, Zambia, Malawi, United states, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, India, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.

The following measures can be reduce the risk factors for HIV/AIDS infections:

Source: Researches recognized a chimpanzee in West Africa as the cause of HIV infection in human.

Explanation / Answer

Describe a communicable disease that is of concern for global health and ways to control this disease. Which regions of the world are most affected by this disease? Sources please

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