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toc EQ3: What measure can we take/do you take, personally, to prevent the spread of disease?


=J-Ren=  I totally agree with Belle you should wash your hands before you eat and after I use the bathroom and can stop the spread of dieses. But exercise does not have a massive impact on contracting viruses; even though exercise strengthens your immune system any one can get a disease. Look at HIV for example any one can contract it. And if you are fit you can still become sick, even though if you are more fit then some one else you can still contract the dieses another example is the Spanish flu. No matter what your background was or how strong you were people were still dying of it. =Belle= Responses to J-ren: I agree with you that exercise does really not have a massive impact on contracting viruses, but I think that you should still exercise since if you don't, then how will you burn all the calories off? I mean, you still need to keep your self strong with a good immune system. You don't need to exercise THAT much daily, but you should still do some. For example: walking a few miles will be good for you. And I also agree with you that you can get HIV even if you're fit, but many other diseases like flues and others will require a good immune system to fight the disease. Responses to Zachary: I do not agree with you that sneezing/coughing into a tissue will mean that you are wasting paper. This is somewhere when you need to use it in order to prevent other people from getting your germs. I think coughing/sneezing into your elbow will cause your disease to spread faster than usual and it will infect the people around you. Would you rather try to save the world by not using a few pieces of tissue or let the world get your disease and die off with it? (possibly get sick, without dieing, but if it was a person-to-person deadly disease then it is possible) What measure can we take/do you take, personally, to prevent the spread of disease ? I wash my hands a lot to prevent disease. I wash my hands when I get home, after I use the bathroom, before I eat, and many other times. Also, when I cough, I cough into my elbow, not into people's faces, and when I sneeze, I sneeze into a tissue, not on other people's things. I get enough exercise each day, and I don't always come in contact with antibacterial agents. I want to be healthy. I don't normally share utensils or plates/bowls with other people. I stay away from big crowds and I don't eat raw or expired foods. I would tell somebody when I don't feel very comfortable and not just pass along with it. I think everybody should do things like this and keep themselves healthy. [] I chose this picture because I think washing your hands is the most effective way to keep germs and bacteria away and keep you healthy. If everybody washed their hands often, then diseases and bacteria wouldn't spread that fast. Back to top

=Zachary =

Measures that I take to prevent the spread of disease are much similar to what Belle does. (e.g. wash hands, cough/sneeze onto tissue ,not sharing.) Those are what I call the basic prevention. However, I also try to avoid using anti-bacterial hand soap often that I have in my house. Even though these anti-bacterial hand soaps are far superior in killing bacteria, in the long run, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”-quote from Coco Ballantyne author of article “Do Anti-bacterial Soaps do More Harm than Good?” What this generally means is, bacteria are organisms that can mutate to be resistant to anti-bacterial products. If pathogenic bacteria get resistant to anti-bacterial products may god help us! I kind of disagree with Belle’s point with staying away from big crowds since, we live in a big city and eventually we will end up in a big crowd. I also somewhat disagree with her point in sneezing into a tissue since it wastes paper if you have an alternative of sneezing onto your elbow. On the contrary, I use one if, something comes out or I don’t have any clothing covering it up.

www.flickr.com/photos/17642817@N00/522078921 Another routine I do to reduce the spread of disease is to save energy. It helps in the long run and not in the immediate future since most of our energy is produced by fossil fuels. This warms up the planet and, the cool night keeps pathogens at bay. If the temperature starts to rise, they will eventually start to affect all us. Also, mosquitoes are carriers of Malaria and the West Nile Virus. They usually, appear in the summer since they prefer warmer climates. However, if temperatures start to rise, the longer mosquitoes will stay and the longer they stay, the higher the risk of being sick.

I chose this picture because; this is a way of preventing a disease. Instead of coughing onto your hands, coughing onto a tissue prevents the amount of diseases spread throughout our world.

=Jonathan= As to the basic procedures I take, Zachary and Belle have said it all. I wash my hands often, cough into my elbow or a tissue, stay away from school when I am sick and use serving utensils when I eat at home. I don't eat undercooked or raw foods and I check the labels of food to see if it is expired. I shower every day to rid myself of some bacteria and germs and I also don't use antibacterial agents much, as they are a almost surefire way to resistant diseases after a while. But there is one thing that most people overlook, and that in my opinion is one of the most important things in preventing the spread of disease. It is a word that only has five letters, but can have a drastic effect. That word is............CLEAN!

I like being clean! All the precautions that we take are based on being clean! Being clean doesn't only refer to your hands and body, which is the most obvious example, but even to objects! Your work table, stationery, books, computer, plate, backpack, files all can be clean. If these items are clean, there is a much less risk of getting a disease and spreading it. Even something small like this can make an impressive amount of difference. If things are clean, they are free from lots of dangerous microbes and harmful substances. If things are clean, the spread of disease can be limited. If things are clean, hygiene would improve exponentially. See what one little thing can do?

There are many ways to be clean and/or make things around you clean. The most obvious and simple ones (the ones that everybody mentions and repeats) are washing hands, cover your nose when you sneeze etc. But there are a ton of other things that can be done also! Even somethings simple such as wiping your desk or dusting you books can have an impact. Procedures that I use to keep myself and things around me are too numerous to write, as even something extremely simple like dusting a chair counts as cleaning, but there are a few important ones. Firstly, dusting out your files, books, stationery and backpack every day is an excellent idea. This gets rid of the larger dirt particles and bacteria that might make you slightly sick. Then, a good next step could be cleaning your work place every day with a towel or tissue. Your work place can sometimes be home to more bacteria than thought possible, because every day, the bacteria on our fingers and hands touches the work table, so just cleaning it off once in a while can be beneficial, getting rid of bacteria gathered from your fingers. I also wipe my keyboard and mouse from time to time to get rid of the bacteria there from your fingers (there may be more then you think if you touch it daily).

It doesn't have to take long at all. It takes me only one minute to make things around me clean and reducing the risk of contracting or spreading diseases. I think that everyone should try making an effort to do simple things like these. Who knows, they may actually be visibly helpful!

I chose this picture because something very simple such as washing the dishes and plates can reduce the spread of disease by washing off the bacteria on the plates. It really makes a difference and doesn't take up much time at all!  Image: '[|DOING THE DISHES]' [|www.flickr.com/p][|hotos/20561948@N00/2883114571]

Belle: Can you explain why you put the Sphinx? I don't really get how it relates to your topic. Back to Top =Rachel L.= I agree with belle, I dont really get why you put the sphinx when the question is asking you what we can do to prevent diseases. I agree with Jonathan that people should shower often even if some say "showering once a month is enough."

Ways to prevent the spread of disease is to wash your hands before you eat, when you come back from school, after art or you did a dirty job like pick stuff from the floor of something like that or you have marker, pen marks and pencil marks all over your hands and body. Also when you sneeze its better if you use your arms instead of your hands, because if you sneeze on your hands the germs will probably be on your hands and then when you shake hands with somebody else or you accidently touch them with your dirty hands they will probably get the germs which is quite nasty. Also I brush my teeh 24/7. In the morning i brush my teeth, after I come back from school I brush my teeth, and after I eat dinner I brush my teeth, because if I dont brush my teeth I feel filthy, and if I dont do the following stuff above I would have bacteria all over my body ! D:

This is a clip art of someone brushing the baby teeth.

=Rachel C= I agree with what Rachel Lee said, that we should wash our hands 24/7 or after finish doing something. After all the ways that people have said that we should take to prevent the spread of disease, I think we should also make sure that the things that we use are always clean and NEVER chew on your pencil. For example, if you chew on your pencil and you have a cold and Sarah asks to use the pencil, then the she might accidentally poke the pencil into her eyes, but Sarah doesn't know that she's sick and might want to go shopping in SBM (Super Brand Mall) and she might spread the disease to every single person there! : ( I picked a picture of pencils, to show that people shouldn't chew on pencils : ]

= = = = = = = = =Anthony= EQ3: What measure can we take/do you take, personally, to prevent the spread of disease? I agree with Zachary that using normal soap is much effective against other antibacterial agents since it leaves the bacteria immune to the product. There is one method of sneezing, which does not involve tissues. That way is holding your nose with your hand closing the exit for the germs in your nose and then sneeze. This method does require a short period of training to be performed. Many people would say this is disgusting, but this is a lot better then sneezing in your elbow or your hands when there is no tissue nearby. Things I do to prevent the spread of disease are washing my hands whenever possible, avoiding large crowds, sharing objects and others I don’t realize. Another five-letter word I think that is important to prevent the spread of disease is…FILTH! What is clean without filth? Sometimes being a little physically dirty is good for your body. It strengthens up your immune system and makes it less possible to get other diseases. Www.flickr.com/photos/31474531@N00/46452723 This kid is strengthening his immune system by playing in the mud. "Babies know that a little dirt is good for your health." quoted by Unknown =Luke= There are a lot of measure that we can take personally or as a crowd and community to stop the spread of a disease, and one of the most simple and effective ways to stop the spread of a disease is to WASH YOUR DARN HANDS WITH SOAP after coming in contact with germ ridden objects and dirt. I thinks Zachary made a good point when he mentioned that antibacterial soap works better than normal soap at removing bacteria...for now, eventually the bacteria that aren't killed by the antibacterial agent will regain health/revive and mutate until they are totally immune to that specific antibacterial agent. The purpose of soap is to make it easier for water to rinse away the dirt and oil particles on a surface, the purpose of soap, however, is not to kill bacteria. Washing your hands can stop the spread of person to person diseases and food borne. Another good point made by Zachary is to cover your mouth with whatever possible to stop the germs in your mouth from exiting, this method can be used to decrease the possibily of an airborne disease. Below is a picture of a box of Kleenex, the stuff that you use to blow your nose. www.getreligion.org/ wp-content/photos/kleenex.jpg

=Emilie= I agree with Rachel Lee, it's good to wash your hands all the time as long as you don't use antibacterial hand soap.

To prevent spread of disease you should avoid wild animals and animals who are foaming at the mouth because that could mean it has rabies. Also, you should not provoke these animals because if they bit you, you will most likely get that disease. Another disease caused by animal bites is malaria. But you can only get that if a female anopheles mosquito bites you. These diseases can be deadly, so you must be careful.

I chose the following picture because it's an example of the female anopheles mosquito.



=Connie= As Emilie said, you could get malaria if you are bitten by a mosquito. There are many other diseases that could be spread through insects including the West Nile Virus, encephalitis, and yellow fever. These diseases aren’t common in Shanghai, but if we travel to places where these diseases are common, we can prevent these diseases by simply preventing mosquito bites. Wearing insect repellent and using mosquito nets are a good idea. Diseases can also be spread through household pets like dogs and cats. I am sure many of you have pets. Although most household pets are quite clean, it is still a good idea to give your dog or cat an immunization shot once in a while. It is also not wise to just make a stray your pet. Stray animals can contain lots of diseases, and it is best to stay away from them. (Of course you could adopt a homeless animal if you wanted to, but be sure to take it to the vet first, to make sure it does not have any diseases that can make you sick.) Also, if you see dead animals on the side of the street, do not touch it with your bare hands. Dead bodies contain a lot of viruses and bacteria. Other more common things we can do to prevent the spread of disease are to wash your hands with soap before eating, and after using the bathroom, shower everyday, sneeze and cough into your arm, etc. Unless you were naturally born with a weakened immune system, you should only use soap and water when washing your hands, do not use antibacterial products or alcohol. Soap works very well; it lifts the dirt, oil, viruses, and bacteria of the surface of your skin. These things can then easily be washed away with water. Alcohol, on the other hand, inflicts damage to all the cells on the surface of your skin. It kills the bacteria, but it kills your skin cells as well. Antibacterial products on kill 99.99% of the bacteria. The remaining bacteria become immune to the antibacterial products, and they start reproducing, producing an entire population of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. When bacteria become resistant to the compounds in antibacterial handsoap, they become resistant to many antibiotics as well.
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This is a picture encouraging people to wash their hands. Since your hands touch a lot of stuff, it is important to wash your hands often, or else germs can spread to everything you touch. [] This is a picture of a little kitten getting her immunization shot. This makes the cat immune to certain viruses and bacteria, so it won't get sick. The owner doesn't want the cat getting sick because the cat could pass on the disease to other people. Back to Top

Royce
What I do to prevent the spread of disease is, washing my hands regularly, floss, brush my teeth, cougher my sneezes and coughs, take a shower everyday. Also, not mentioned earlier, I do not use antibacterial products unless necessary, this prevents the development of serious diseases. Also, with less antibacterial resistance, we will also be able to fight off serious illnesses. Many diseases such as tuberculosis have started to have serious outbreaks again, thanks to the constant overuse of penicillin and other antibiotics. Also not in the text above is this prevention method, eating a healthy diet and regular exercise. A healthy diet supplies your body with vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients essential for your immune system to wipe out a disease. Exercise also keeps your body healthy, it allows your blood to flow easier, and that allows openings in your skin to heal faster, helping shave off the probability of being infected. Exercise in general is good for you anyways, it also allows better bones, and in which we learned in class, bones store nutrients we need. I do not believe we should live in a world where we are not allowed to be dirty, jump into unsanitized water, etc. A little dirt is good for you, and it boosts your immune system, if, we never got sick when we were children, when we do get sick it will be very dangerous for you. Everything in moderation is okay.

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