Question

Examine the most common infectious diseases affecting low- and middleincome countries as well as the current approaches to their prevention and control. Describe the vulnerable stages of life during which malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies are particularly dangerous and explain the underlying causes of food insecurity as well as local and global events that can exacerbate the extent of the insecurity.

Answer 1

Answer: The most common infectious diseases affecting low and middle income countries are Hepatitis B and Malaria. These are two most common infectious diseases.

There are many approaches are being made for the prevention of disease for hepatitis B:

• Creating awareness among people
• Increasing the healthy eating
• Encouraging monthly check up of liver.

Some of the preventive methods for the Malaria:

• Maintenance of hygiene in the community, locality
• Spraying of mosquito repellent
• Proper sanitation
• First line of drug.

People with low socioeconomic status or below the poverty line are unable to have proper Nutrients which causes many deficiency diseases such as rickets, night blindness, malnutrition etc. Due to poor income there is no proper education and hence no job. Many children died due to malnutrition, abnormal growth of the body and development of brain.

Due increase in the prices, tax etc causes these people to unable to have a proper food for their supper.