Cryptosporidium can be found in surface and groundwater sources susceptible to flooding or faecal contamination, and may be present in piped “improved” drinking water systems that use these water sources and can cause cryptosporidiosis, a severe and life-threatening illness.
According to the World Health Organization Cryptosporidium is one of the most widespread intestinal parasites and a common cause of severe diarrhoea in immunocompromised people and young children.
Rotavirus can be caused by exposure to sewerage waste and causes inflammation in the stomach and intestines. It also causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, fever, belly pain, and dehydration in infants, young children, and some adults.
There is no cure for HIV yet. However, treatment can control HIV and enable people to live a long and health life. If you've already tested and you are positive you will be advised to start antiretroviral treatment(ARVS). It is the only way to manage HIV.
HIV is not a dead sentence.The way you think about it might have a big influence on the outcomes.Positive mindset,positive outcomes.Negative mindset,negative outcome.Let's support those that tested positive and help them get through this❤🤝
@comm3724masaka Adequate housing and improved health facilities; which means improvement in quality care, fewer errors in public hospitals, reduced delays in care delivery, improvement in efficiency.
The obdurate nature of white privilege still thwarts real transformation in South Africa. The supposed trickle down effect of benefits to black people hardly occurs. Health facilities in marginalized communities are decaying and obtain little assistance from the government.
According to the World Heath Organization communities with inadequate shelter and overcrowding are major factors in the transmission of diseases, with epidemic potential respiratory infections outbreaks of disease are frequent and more severe when the population density is high.
In SA diarrhea and respiratory infections are a major public health problem, in which they are ranked the 2nd and 3rd leading causes of death amongst the under 5 population.
youth unemployment have always been the issue in our country, number of unemployed youth are exposed in crime and epindemic drug abuse most of them have degrees/diploma but it is still hard for them to be employed #jobHuntingLeadsTo Depression
The most common mental health conditions are:
√ Anxiety disorder
√ Mood disorder
More than 18% of adults each year struggle with some types of anxiety such as, post aromatic stress, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, genera
lized anxiety and specific phobias.