Top 10 Horrific Epidemics In Third World Countries

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3. Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis- horrific epidemics in third world countries

Tuberculosis was one of the most wide spread disease in the 19th and 20th century and even today this disease is responsible for the deaths of a lot of people all around the world. With the infection rate of around 8 million in the beginning of the 21st century, around 2 million people die every year because of this horrific disease. It is also estimated that around one third of the people in the world are likely to suffer from tuberculosis. The main reason for this disease to be regarded as the epidemic is because of the difficulties in the treatment, and the multi-drug resistant behavior of the pathogen that causes this disease. Mostly people of sub-Saharan country with people infected from HIV suffer from this disease which further causes several pulmonary malfunctioning which leads to death. Also, tuberculosis is closely related to poor sanitation, lack of nutrients and overcrowding, which also makes poverty as a major cause of this disease. People in third world countries are much more illiterate and are likely to get involved in injection of illicit drugs and get contaminated to several pathogens which increases the risks. Also, this disease sounds much more horrifying because it also transmits genetically.

2. HIV Aids

HIV Aids- horrific epidemics in third world countries

Regarded as one of the most dangerous disease in the entire world, HIV Aids is one of the most horrifying and wide spreading epidemic around the world which takes around 4 million lives of people every year, while around 20-40 million get infected with the HIV virus. Around 95% of HIV infected people reside in the developing and third world nations with 2/3 of it being in the sub-Saharan African nations. It is also regarded as the major epidemic in highly populous developing nations. HIV Aids is also regarded as a ‘global emergency’ by the United Nations. Mostly people in the third world nation fall victim of this dreadful and horrific disease because of the lack of sexual knowledge. People in the rural parts of third world nations don’t have access to affordable condoms or blood tests and counselling facilities. Also, the presence of drug users more in those part has been a major cause for the spread of this disease. The main reason for the spread and epidemics of AIDS is the result of poverty and lack of education. Several illegally run brother and opium dens in third world nation has been a major concern for the spread of this disease in people of all age group. Also, HIV infected mother who gives birth to a child suffers from the HIV and ultimately die. However, developed nations have become successful in reducing the effect of the virus to some extent which adds a little more time for the victim to live. But, the cost of such medicines and no access to the several protective measures has been the major cause for this horrific epidemic to spread in the third world countries.

1. Malaria

Malaria- horrific epidemics in third world countries

Malaria is the most wide spread epidemic disease in developing and third world nations. This horrific disease has an annual affection rate of around 300-500 million out of which around 10 million people lose their lives every year. Malaria has been a growing problem mostly in the third world nations of Africa and the problems get so horrible in no time. The lack of nets, poor sanitation and unhygienic environment is the major cause of Malaria. People of several tropical and sub tropical nations are most likely to get affected by malaria. Malaria mostly occurs in areas that is largely populated like those in the sub- Saharan Africa, Indian subcontinent and the middle East. Malaria is not so dangerous disease but the delay in the treatment of it causes serious problems like kidney failure, coma, anemia and death as well. And the poverty hit side of the third world nations are widely facing the problems of Malaria. The WHO also reports that of the total deaths all around the world because of Malaria, 9 out of 10 people belong to African nations. So, several health camps, distribution of nets and timely free health check ups have been run by several trusts every year.

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Conclusion

As said, Prevention is better than cure, it is always necessary to provide people of every third world nations with the required infrastructures and education to live a good life. Also, we can see that the major cause of these horrific epidemics in the developing third world nations is mostly lack of education, poor sanitation, hunger, crime and lack of medical facilities. Global community must take immediate actions to serve and help poor people in these third world countries to uplift their standards of living so as to fight against these global epidemics and maintain a healthy environment all around the world.

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