Lesson in KILLER DISEASES………..linked to VALUES

 Self-centered ………

materialistic……… cocooned in their comfort zone

 Promotion of EMPATHY.

3 ½ Billion – Half world’s population at risk

Six million deaths – 90% children under

five years of age

Preventative and curable

Blood test, Result in 15 minutes

Prevention and control – Drainage,

Mosquito netting, prophylactic medicine

Death owing to acute diarrhea – Can kill

within hours if untreated

1.2 million deaths per year

80% success treatment – ORS

Prevention, Preparedness & Response

Safe water & sanitation

World War II – 40 millions deaths

The Pandemic 1918 – 20 millions

deaths

2010 – 9 million cases, 1.5 million

deaths every year

Bacillus

Attacks lungs sometimes other parts of

body

Spread by cough, sneezing

One/ten progresses – symptomatic or

active from

50% of these die

Symptoms - cough – blood in sputum –

fever - weight loss, consumption

The more unjust seems present fate

The more my spirit springs elate

Strong in Thy strength to anticipate

……….

Rewarding Destiny

Diagnosis, Radiology, Chest X-Rays, Multiple

Antibiotics over long period. Screening of

contacts

1/3 worlds population infected

New infections rate one/sec

Rare cases – infection – erodes pulmonary artery

Robert Koch – Nobel Prize 1905

Selman Waksman – Nobel Prize 1952

Ruth Pfau

Lesson in KILLER DISEASES………..linked to VALUES

 Self-centered ………

materialistic……… cocooned in their comfort zone

 Promotion of EMPATHY.