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Diseases Due To Poor Environmental Sanitation

Poor sanitation due to lack of access to clean water and proper sewage systems can cause various diseases. Diseases of the respiratory system like colds, flu, and pneumonia can spread through sneezing and coughing. Gastrointestinal diseases like cholera, diarrhea, and nausea are caused by ingesting contaminated food or water. Skin diseases such as boils, jock itch, and scabies result from bacterial and fungal infections. Neurological impairments in children can be caused by exposure to heavy metals like lead and mercury.

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Diseases Due To Poor Environmental Sanitation

Poor sanitation due to lack of access to clean water and proper sewage systems can cause various diseases. Diseases of the respiratory system like colds, flu, and pneumonia can spread through sneezing and coughing. Gastrointestinal diseases like cholera, diarrhea, and nausea are caused by ingesting contaminated food or water. Skin diseases such as boils, jock itch, and scabies result from bacterial and fungal infections. Neurological impairments in children can be caused by exposure to heavy metals like lead and mercury.

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  • Introduction to Environmental Sanitation
  • Definition and Importance of Sanitation
  • Consequences of Poor Sanitation
  • Causes of an Unhealthy Environment
  • Diseases Related to Poor Sanitation
  • Miscellaneous Diseases

Diseases Due to Poor

Environmental Sanitation
Sanitation
It is the process of keeping places clean and
healthy, especially by providing a sewage
system and a clean water supply.

It is also the provision of facilities and


services for the safe disposal of human urine
and feces.
Poor Sanitation
It refers to the absence of sanitation.
It is when people live in a particular
setting don’t have access to safe
water, good sewage and live in a
dirty environment.
Some causes of an unhealthy
environment

Damage to the Poor hygiene


Poverty
environment practices
Diseases due to poor environmental sanitation are:

Respiratory Gastrointestinal
Diseases Diseases

Skin Diseases Neurological


Impairment
Respiratory Diseases

Diseases that affect the air


passages including the nasal
passages, the bronchi and the
lungs.
Common Respiratory
Diseases
Common Colds Cough
Caused by virus; easily spread
Fast and explosive release of air
by sneezing, coughing and hand
from the lungs
shaking

Pneumonia
Influenza Respiratory infection
Commonly known as flu characterized by difficulty in
breathing
Prevention of Respiratory
Diseases
̶ Avoid crowded places
̶ Do not smoke an avoid staying in the same room with people who
are smoking
̶ Eat healthy and well-balanced food
̶ Avoid going out on rainy days or very hot days
̶ Cover nose and mouth when someone sneezes or coughs
̶ Drink lots of water and natural fruit juices
̶ Regularly wash hands before preparing food and before eating
Gastrointestinal
Diseases
Refer to diseases involving the
esophagus, stomach, small and
large intestines, rectum and the
accessory organs of the digestion
such as the liver, gallbladder and
pancreas.
Common Gastrointestinal
Diseases
Constipation
can damage the intestines due Nausea and Vomiting
to passing of hard stools. can reduce your appetite and thus
reduce your food intake leading to
nutritional deficit.

Cholera
A water-borne disease caused Diarrhea
by the bacterium present in Loose bowel movement due to
human feces. improper hygiene
Skin Diseases
Any diseases or disorders that
affect the human skin.
Common Skin Diseases
Boils (Pigsa)
A painful, pus-filled bump that forms
under your skin when bacteria infect
and inflame one or more of your hair Jock’s Itch (Hadhad)
follicles. A common fungal infection similar to
ringworm.

Scabies (Galis aso)


A parasitic infestation caused by a tiny mites
that burrow into the skin and lay eggs, causing
intense itching and a rash.
Neurological
Impairments
Common heavy metals that are
highly toxic to your developing
brain and nervous system are
lead and mercury.
Neurological Impairments

Lead
Metal present in toys and
batteries

Mercury
Chemicals found in fluorescent
bulbs that are hazardous to
one’s health
Malaria
Dengue
Leptospirosis

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