Cholera

I am writing to inform you of my interest in the Doctor of Public Health program in Epidemiology at Georgia Southern University Jiann‑Ping Hsu College of Public Health. Aldous Huxley says “Experience is not what happens to a man: it is what a man does with what happens to him”. Being a victim of typhoid fever outbreak while I was a senior in high school in Nigeria, West Africa; the death of my favorite uncle from the co-infection of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C, tailored my career towards…

HISTORY OF RIVER RAVI Ravi River, the littlest waterway of the stream Indus framework was among that were given to India when the Indus Water Treaty was agreed upon. Ravi River is one of the five floods of stream Indus that has lead to the area 's name Punjab (signifying "Five Rivers"). It is arranged in the northwestern piece of India and north eastern piece of Pakistan. Waterway Ravi emerges from the Himalyas in Himachal Pradesh state, India and travels through west-northwest Chamba, going…

During the year of 776 A.D., the first Olympic games took place in Ancient Greece. The purpose of those games was to honor Zeus but years later, the games still continued. This time they served a different purpose. The games were meant to be peaceful, and a way for other countries to interact with each other. Soon, the popularity of sports increased through Europe. People believed that sports taught the concept of cooperation, increased political gain, and some thought it benefitted human health…

Yoga To Ensure Food & Water Security A lot of you might already be aware of global climate crisis and would have read about the various climate change symptoms occurring around the world. It rains and snows when it is supposed to be spring and it is sweltering hot when it is supposed to be fall. However, these are not the only results of climate change. Recently, it has been found that there are more cases of famine around the world which has left numerous areas both thirsty and hungry. With no…

and work for long hours while earning low wages. Those low wages caused for a lot of the immigrants to be on the streets or living in tenements, in which were full of horrible things; “Because of the massive overcrowding, disease was widespread. Cholera and yellow-fever epidemics swept through the slums on a regular basis. Tuberculosis was a huge killer. Infants suffered the most. Almost 25% of babies born in late-19th century cities died before reaching the age of one.” ( “The Underside of…

The Effects of Climate Change on Animals and People Climate change has been a problem for many years. In recent years, our planet has been noticing the changes and outcomes of climate change. Plants in the Amazon and subarctic forests are trying to grow more towards the polar caps in search for cooler areas. Fish are moving up stream and changing breeding patterns due to the water warming up. Even animals are changing their migration patterns looking for cooler, more habitable areas to live.…

Jaspaul Dhaliwal 140355700 Disruptions of Evil Caused by Haiti Earthquake On January 12th, 2010, the Capital of Haiti was devastated by a magnitude 7 earthquake that left over 280,000 dead, 300,000 injured, and millions homeless, thus generating one of the most horrific natural disasters documented [1]. From being one of the largest earthquakes to ever hit our planet in over 200 years, the effects on the physical environment and the shattered community are still evident in Haiti…

Hundreds infected with malaria, typhoid fever, herpes, tuberculosis, ringworm, syphilis, hepatitis, flu virus, cancer cells, and cholera in repeatedly failed attempts to “cure” such diseases. Along with painful biopsies and frequently skin removal procedures. Yes, done on humans, incarcerated humans someone that had little to no information about the study, and effects. Most would refuse these treatments if they knew what was at risk. It is illegal and unethical to do these experiments without…

casualties occurred, due to this catastrophic event. It left the common people without homes, shelter and food. It is estimated that over 1.5 million people had no home, shelter or food. Furthermore, this has caused an astonishing number of cases of Cholera which is spread through water and is a bacterial disease. This disease causes dehydration and diarrhea. The impact of such a tragic and devastating natural catastrophe to Haiti’s economy was huge. It has been five years since this occurred,…

carried her lamp high in the air as it shone in the night. She was overwhelmed with the lack food, medicine, beds, cleanliness and overall supplies to care for the soldiers. Florence began attacking the problems including the rampant spread of cholera. As the number of soldiers increased, the doctors began to understand the need for Florence’s expertise and allowed all nurses unobstructed access to treat the wounded soldiers. The windows were very small and low. The filth and…