The Spread of Disease, Viruses, and Bacteria
The spread of disease, viruses, and bacteria have been around since the beginning of times. According to Center for Disease and Control Prevention, the first pandemic was recorded in 541 AD, lasting around 200 years, and killing over 25 million people in the Mediterranean. This was known as the Justinian Plague (CDC). CNN shows that hundreds, even thousands of years ago during an epidemic outbreak, the disease would mainly impact the areas where the disease originated from(CNN). Today, we have a much bigger problem. The CDC also shows that Ebola, which is a more recent case, started in Africa has spread all over the world killing more than 11,000 people the past 2 years (CDC). Our problem …show more content…
Debbie Mayne, from 10 Reasons for Personal Hygiene, claims washing your hands and wrist often can prevent the spread of disease. Just by washing your hands you can take minor precautious, but living in the 20th century it is time to come up with more efficient way to decrease the spreading. First, we need to tweak our hand sanitizer. ABC News article, Study: Hand Sanitizer Also Kills Good Bacteria, shows that hand sanitizer kills 99% germs. What the labels are not showing is that the sanitizer is killing all germs, even the good ones that protect our immune system. That needs to change we need to find a way to improve the hand sanitizer so it only kills the bad bacteria. This way more people will use it to benefit them instead of substituting it for soap and water. After that, each nation should come together and agree upon health regulations that every country abide by. Not to unite everyone, but for the safety of their people. For instance, we should put the newly improved hand sanitizer boxes up around the world in and out stores, restaurants, and public building. This way people are constantly getting rid of the bad germs on their hands so it is harder to spread by touch. Also, we need to find a way to make the substance a spray; not only will people be able to buy it in stores to clean their house, but the government could release it into our air to get rid of the bad germs by doing so. This will give our world a cleaner environment to the of our
The spread of disease, viruses, and bacteria have been around since the beginning of times. According to Center for Disease and Control Prevention, the first pandemic was recorded in 541 AD, lasting around 200 years, and killing over 25 million people in the Mediterranean. This was known as the Justinian Plague (CDC). CNN shows that hundreds, even thousands of years ago during an epidemic outbreak, the disease would mainly impact the areas where the disease originated from(CNN). Today, we have a much bigger problem. The CDC also shows that Ebola, which is a more recent case, started in Africa has spread all over the world killing more than 11,000 people the past 2 years (CDC). Our problem …show more content…
Debbie Mayne, from 10 Reasons for Personal Hygiene, claims washing your hands and wrist often can prevent the spread of disease. Just by washing your hands you can take minor precautious, but living in the 20th century it is time to come up with more efficient way to decrease the spreading. First, we need to tweak our hand sanitizer. ABC News article, Study: Hand Sanitizer Also Kills Good Bacteria, shows that hand sanitizer kills 99% germs. What the labels are not showing is that the sanitizer is killing all germs, even the good ones that protect our immune system. That needs to change we need to find a way to improve the hand sanitizer so it only kills the bad bacteria. This way more people will use it to benefit them instead of substituting it for soap and water. After that, each nation should come together and agree upon health regulations that every country abide by. Not to unite everyone, but for the safety of their people. For instance, we should put the newly improved hand sanitizer boxes up around the world in and out stores, restaurants, and public building. This way people are constantly getting rid of the bad germs on their hands so it is harder to spread by touch. Also, we need to find a way to make the substance a spray; not only will people be able to buy it in stores to clean their house, but the government could release it into our air to get rid of the bad germs by doing so. This will give our world a cleaner environment to the of our