Question

What is the number one public health concern in the United States. (COVID-19)

• Discuss the number one public health concern, and how it became the top concern
• Determine what is currently being done to combat this concern and if it is working
• Explore if there are other options or ideas for tackling this concern
• Detail what you think the future holds for this concern and if you think another concern will top this one in the future

Answer 1

1.Today the number one health concern in us is CoVid-19

2. Covid-19 is type of virus. It causes viral disease in humans. It belongs to the coronavirus group of viruses.It emerged in wuhan,China and since then created havoc in the whole world.Covid is showing a person to person transmission rate and is very contagious.

USA is currently greatly being impacted by the viral disease.It is suffering from the carelessness of the Chinese government and not strict measures taken by the US government to contain the virus.

3. Currently countries are imposing nation wide lockdown to stop the spread of virus.

Social distancing is the term being used to distance people from one another.

Hand washing and use of masks are other measures being taken

Use of lockdown has seen to be beneficial in developing countries like India which have strictly imposed it.

Medications currently being used are a combination of azithromycin and hydroxychloroquine

Makeshift hospitals are also being made.

4.

Other options are vaccine administration and a new effective antiviral drug.

Also there is option of making remote hospitals like train coaches can be converted to medical units.

Its benefits are it is easily to sanatise and second it has less economic impact.

Researches have also found a nanotechnology based element which can absorb the viral particles.

5.The future holds drug trials and vaccine development for this pandemic.

Also there is need to restructure the health care facilities to deal with this type of outbreaks.

This type of diseases have shown the USA that it needs to focus on restructuring its old health facilities and research facilities.

Another concern that will come up after it is widespread poverty and hunger.

Death of people due to suicide will also increase and cases if mental health will also see a jump.