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• Bio safety
Climate change
• Disaster
• Food safety
• Hazardous materials management
• Hazardous waste management
• Contaminated site remediation
• Leaks from underground storage tanks
• Release of hazardous material to the environment
• Housing
• Land-use planning,
• Liquid waste disposal
• Noise pollution
• Occupational health as well as workplace hygiene
• Exposure to ionizing radiation from X-rays or radioactive isotopes
• Recreational water illness from swimming pools, spas, as well as ocean and
freshwater bathing places
• Safe drinking water
• Solid waste management
• Toxic chemical exposure
• Vector
• Animal–human conflict
The culture of an area which would affect the health of citizens is given in
Table 2.1.
Some of the more specific diseases pertinent to developing countries are discussed in the following paragraphs:
Leprosy: Leprosy is a progressive, chronic bacterial infection which primarily
affects the lining of the nose and nerves of the extremities, in addition to the
upper respiratory tract. It produces sore skin, muscle weakness and nerve
damage.
If it is not treated, it can cause significant disability as well as severe disfigurement. Leprosy is common in many countries but not common in the developed
countries. It spreads through contact with the mucus of an infected person which
occurs when the infected person coughs or sneezes. Unplanned urban growth,
migration and increasing population density are the main factors that spread this
disease in the developing world.
Tuberculosis (TB): TB is an infectious ailment that chiefly affects human lungs. The
microbes that cause TB are spread through droplets released in the air via sneezes
and coughs. Another reason TB remains a main killer is the rise in drug-resistant
strains of the bacterium. Tobacco/drug use or alcohol abuse weakens immune
system and makes humans more vulnerable to TB. Unplanned urban growths,
migration, in addition to increasing population density, are the main factors that
spread this disease.
2.2 Baseline Data Collection
• Bio safety
Climate change
• Disaster
• Food safety
• Hazardous materials management
• Hazardous waste management
• Contaminated site remediation
• Leaks from underground storage tanks
• Release of hazardous material to the environment
• Housing
• Land-use planning,
• Liquid waste disposal
• Noise pollution
• Occupational health as well as workplace hygiene
• Exposure to ionizing radiation from X-rays or radioactive isotopes
• Recreational water illness from swimming pools, spas, as well as ocean and
freshwater bathing places
• Safe drinking water
• Solid waste management
• Toxic chemical exposure
• Vector
• Animal–human conflict
The culture of an area which would affect the health of citizens is given in
Table 2.1.
Some of the more specific diseases pertinent to developing countries are discussed in the following paragraphs:
Leprosy: Leprosy is a progressive, chronic bacterial infection which primarily
affects the lining of the nose and nerves of the extremities, in addition to the
upper respiratory tract. It produces sore skin, muscle weakness and nerve
damage.
If it is not treated, it can cause significant disability as well as severe disfigurement. Leprosy is common in many countries but not common in the developed
countries. It spreads through contact with the mucus of an infected person which
occurs when the infected person coughs or sneezes. Unplanned urban growth,
migration and increasing population density are the main factors that spread this
disease in the developing world.
Tuberculosis (TB): TB is an infectious ailment that chiefly affects human lungs. The
microbes that cause TB are spread through droplets released in the air via sneezes
and coughs. Another reason TB remains a main killer is the rise in drug-resistant
strains of the bacterium. Tobacco/drug use or alcohol abuse weakens immune
system and makes humans more vulnerable to TB. Unplanned urban growths,
migration, in addition to increasing population density, are the main factors that
spread this disease.
2.2 Baseline Data Collection