INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Hello people, yesterday I wrote about non-infectious diseases and sicknesses that are easily confused. Today ill continue with the infectious diseases and sicknesses.

Bacteria and other organisms that harm the body cause infectious diseases. They are spread in many ways.

Here are some of the most important kinds of organisms that cause infections and examples of sicknesses they cause.

Bacteria, like many of the organisms that cause infection are so small and cannot be seen without a microscope and the viruses are even way smaller than the bacteria.

SICKNESSES THAT ARE OFTEN CONFUSED

WHAT CAUSES SICKNESS?

Good question, people from different countries or backgrounds hence the  different ways to explain what causes sickness.

A baby gets diarrhea. But why?
 People in small villages may say it is because the parents did something wrong, or perhaps because they made a god or spirit angry.

A Doctor may say it is because the child has an infection.

A public health officer may say it is because the villagers do not have a good water system or use latrines.

THE AGONIES OF TOOTHACHE

Have you ever had tooth ache? hmmmmmmn the thing is, if you have never experienced tooth ache before, it can never be explained to you. The same goes for those who have experienced labor pains before, it can never be explained to you. I wish i could describe this excruciating pain but........

This story started last year april when i was at the Obafemi Awolowo university Ile-ife for the Nigerian Medical council examination, i had just bought a chicken burger from Mr Biggs and headed back to my hotel room. It had been a long day and all i could think of was a warm bath and my chicken burger.

THE CARE OF A SICK PERSON WHEN THERE'S NO DOCTOR

                                           THE CARE OF A SICK PERSON

                                           WHEN THERE'S NO DOCTOR.

The care of a sick person is one of the easiest thing that can be done by anyone when or if the need be.

This topic is one of my favorites from a book called “where there is no doctor”.

Sickness weakens the body. To gain strength and get well quickly, special care is needed. The care a sick person receives is frequently the most important part of his treatment.