Question

Identify at least three acute illnesses and three types of accidents, and for each, formulate preventative measures that can be taken to avoid them.

Answer 1

Illnesses whose onset is sudden are called as acute illnesses. These conditions occur suddenly and resolved either on its own or with some medication. Three acute illnesses are:

1. Common cold

2.Bronchitis

3. Flu

COMMON COLD : It is a viral infection caused by a virus called coronaviruses or rhinoviruses. Common cold is contagious. It spreads by the people carrying it when infected people cough or sneezes the virus spreads in the environment and others catch it.

PREVENTIVE MEASURES : One should avoid close contact with others while suffering from common cold.

Eating plenty of vitamin rich fruits and vegetables help to develop strong immune system. People with strong immune system doesnot get easily affected with this virus.

Maintaining good hygiene helps in preventing the spread of common cold.

BRONCHITIS : Bronchitis is the swelliing of the air passage between the mouth and nose and the lungs.Bronchitis causes into reduced ability to breathe and difficulty in clearing the mucus.It can be caused by virus bacteria or any particles that irritate the air passage.

PREVENTIVE MEASURES : Staying away from smoke, fumes, or dust can prevent bronchitis.

Getting flu and pneumonia vaccine also helps in preventing bronchitis.

People who don't smoke are much rotected from bronchitis.

FLU : It is a respiratory illness caused by a virus. Its higlhly contagious and spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes in a public place.

PREVENTIVE MEASURES: It can be prevented with the use of vaccines available. One must get vaccinated ones a year in order to prevent flu.

ACCIDENTS EITHER CAUSE DEATH OR DISABILITY

FIRE OUTBREAK : Most of the fire accidents occur due to carelessness. One needs to be very careful inorder to avoid accidents caused by fire.

PREVENTIVE MEASURES : Never be careless while working in the kitchen .

Never allow children to play with fire or leave them unattended while playing with crackers.

Always be careful about gas leakage in the kitchen.

Always turn off the electrical appliances when not in use.r

One needs to be very careful while smoking as this may also cause in such accidents.

DROWNING : Drowning means suffocation caused due to water.  

PREVENTIVE MEASURES : One must not go to swim in deep waters alone when not confident of swimming.

Children should never be left unattended during bathing .

Pools must have fencing.

One must try to avoid swimming or boating after the consumpyion of alcohal.

ROAD ACCIDENTS : Death rate is very high when it comes to road accidents. Road accidents are caused by many reasons like : drinking and driving, fast driving, uncontrolled driving etc.

PREVENTIVE MEASURES : One must never drink and drive its the root cause of most of the road accidents.

One must be very careful while crossing the roads.

One must follow the traffic rules they are made for our safety only.

While riding two wheelers use of helmets are the must.

One must also do controlled driving.

One must avoid use of cell phones while driving or riding a bike.