By Aishwarya Sharma,
(XII), CJM
(XII), CJM
The news flashing, the papers loaded with the news, and the shopping centers flooded with the protection masks!! You know what I’m talking about, the swine flu scare!! The vaccine has not yet been released in India as studies on the Indian population’s disease pattern has not yet been done, the over the counter sales of the treatment drug Tamiflu have for now been put on hold. So, altogether, this is a so- called alarming situation for all of us. Supposedly.
The movie halls were shut, schools were closed down for a week, and we all were glued to the TV sets trying to grasp every little bit of information about this so called ‘lethal’ disease. We talk of quarantining, of maintaining proper isolation wards. Have we ever clearly tired to understand what the relevance of being scared like this is? Thronging in numbers at shops to buy the protection masks and wearing them all over, probably as signs of prestige, and status rather than making it a safety measure to wear masks.
Have you seen the huge heaps of garbage lining the roads of this city? Have we tried to withstand the offensive stench of this rubbish that harbours all kinds of negative elements? Have we tried to analyze or ponder over the risks associated with this perpetual phenomenon striking our city over the years?Garbage shelters all sorts of harmful pathogens and vectors, thus becoming a breeding ground for lethal diseases. It not only takes up unnecessary space, but also creates a lot of inconvenience. Many people are susceptible to respiratory disorders because they are continually exposed to the foul smell of the garbage bins overflowing and putrefying with rubbish.
And we should not forget that many pigs, rodents, etc reside in the garbage heaps, thus creating a big possibility for diseases like swine flu. Forget swine flu, more amount of people die due to seasonal flu all over the world. And this is purely because of untreated garbage, occluded with pathogens, and disease causing organisms.
The government here has to stop showing its slackness and stop making excuses. Leave the swine flu threat! No need to close down schools or boycott assemblies. First of all, create a disease free zone in Dehradun, clean up the mess here, and reduce the risks of contagious and chronic diseases by eliminating the sources of pathogens here. It’s really no use! Unless we become well equipped to clear ourselves of the threats associated with other diseases here, we will not be able to fight the new diseases coming up in our nation.
1 million people die of malaria every year, and we don’t even have a vaccine developed yet. Nevertheless, we have numerous spots of stagnant water, harbouring malarial larva and creating threats of contracting this disease for all of us.Lets just forget being scared for probably less important things and look at every day measures to reduce possibilities for transmission of lethal diseases which could probably be more dangerous than swine flu in terms of severity, mortality, and chances of recovery.
The movie halls were shut, schools were closed down for a week, and we all were glued to the TV sets trying to grasp every little bit of information about this so called ‘lethal’ disease. We talk of quarantining, of maintaining proper isolation wards. Have we ever clearly tired to understand what the relevance of being scared like this is? Thronging in numbers at shops to buy the protection masks and wearing them all over, probably as signs of prestige, and status rather than making it a safety measure to wear masks.
Have you seen the huge heaps of garbage lining the roads of this city? Have we tried to withstand the offensive stench of this rubbish that harbours all kinds of negative elements? Have we tried to analyze or ponder over the risks associated with this perpetual phenomenon striking our city over the years?Garbage shelters all sorts of harmful pathogens and vectors, thus becoming a breeding ground for lethal diseases. It not only takes up unnecessary space, but also creates a lot of inconvenience. Many people are susceptible to respiratory disorders because they are continually exposed to the foul smell of the garbage bins overflowing and putrefying with rubbish.
And we should not forget that many pigs, rodents, etc reside in the garbage heaps, thus creating a big possibility for diseases like swine flu. Forget swine flu, more amount of people die due to seasonal flu all over the world. And this is purely because of untreated garbage, occluded with pathogens, and disease causing organisms.
The government here has to stop showing its slackness and stop making excuses. Leave the swine flu threat! No need to close down schools or boycott assemblies. First of all, create a disease free zone in Dehradun, clean up the mess here, and reduce the risks of contagious and chronic diseases by eliminating the sources of pathogens here. It’s really no use! Unless we become well equipped to clear ourselves of the threats associated with other diseases here, we will not be able to fight the new diseases coming up in our nation.
1 million people die of malaria every year, and we don’t even have a vaccine developed yet. Nevertheless, we have numerous spots of stagnant water, harbouring malarial larva and creating threats of contracting this disease for all of us.Lets just forget being scared for probably less important things and look at every day measures to reduce possibilities for transmission of lethal diseases which could probably be more dangerous than swine flu in terms of severity, mortality, and chances of recovery.
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