Question

Please explain why is it true that physical factors affecting community health include geography, community size, and industrial development.

Answer 1

Physical factors that affect community health include geography, community size and industrial development.The reasons are explained below :-

- Some of the communities are more prone to diseases due to their geographical locations. Example:- Communities which are located in swampy areas are more prone to disease conditions especially during heavy rainfall, they are affected by floods which can lead to manipulation of diseases causing organism if water is stagnant. It can also leads to spread of disease causing organism. Examples :- Malaria, Diarrhoes.

- A densely populated or over populated community can easily be attacked by communicable diseases.

- Communities that are industrially developed are more likely to be affected by numerous diseases because toxic products from industries are released into the water bodies and atmosphere and can leads to cause many respiratory as well as gastrointestinal disorders in that particular communities.