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Showing posts with label Preventive Social Medicine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Preventive Social Medicine. Show all posts

Alcohol Abuse

Alcohol Abuse : CAGE

Have you ever felt you should Cut down on your drinking?

Have people Annoyed you by criticizing your drinking ?

Have you ever felt bad or Guilty about your drinking?

Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or to get rid of a hangover (Eye opener)?

Preventive Social Medicine

INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY


SCREENING FOR DISEASE


BIOSTATISTICS


HIV and AIDS


Rabies (Lyssavirus type I)


ASSOCIATION AND CAUSATION

Family Planning & Methods of Contraception




Barrier Methods I


Various brands of Male condoms

Rolled up condom


Female Condom



Male/Female Vending Machine


Vaginal Diaphragm




Vaginal Sponge


Spermicides & Suppositories


Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD)


Mirena coil in situ




Oral pill Combined pills




Comparative usage





Male sterilization (vasectomy)



Female sterilization (tube ligation, tubectomy)

Rabies


Zoonotic infections

Rabies....

Defined as diseases and infections transmitted from animals to man

Characterized by hydrophobia and defined as an acute, highly fatal viral disease of central nervous system, caused by Lyssavirus type I

A zoonotic disease of warm blooded animals – bats, monkeys, raccoons, foxes, cattle, wolves, coyotes, dogs, mongoose or cats.

Transmitted to man by bites or licks of rabid animals.
Variable IP, short illness leading to encephalomyelitis leading to death.


Modern concept of Family Planning.

(1) Proper spacing and limitation of births,
(2) Screening of reproductive system diseases,
(3) Sex education,
(4) Advice on sterility,
(5) Education on parenthood,
(6) Genetic counseling,
(7) Marriage counseling,
(8) Premarital examination,
(9) Providing Adoption services,
(10) Carry out pregnancy tests,
(11) Teaching home economics and nutrition
(12) Service to unmarried mothers etc.
àThe Family Welfare Programme is recognized as a priority area.

(Brief introduction)Pakistani scientists..


Abdus Salam(Urdu: محمد عبد السلام) (January 29, 1926; Jhang Punjab – November 21, 1996; Oxford, England) was a Pakistani theoretical physicist, astrophysicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his work in Electro-Weak Theory. Salam,Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg shared the prize for this discovery. Salam holds the distinction of being the first Pakistani and Muslim Nobel Laureate. Professor Sir Abdus Salam is considered to have been one of Pakistan's most influential scientists.
About.... Abdul Qadeer Khan - HI, NI (twice), (Urdu: عبدالقدیر خان; born April 1, 1936 in Bhopal, British India) is a Pakistani nuclear scientist and metallurgical engineer, widely regarded as the founder of Pakistan's nuclear program. His middle name is occasionally rendered 






as Quadeer, Qadir or Qadeer, and his given names are usually abbreviated to A.Q.. He is affectionately refferd to as Mohsin-e-Pakistan(saviour/benefactor of Pakistan) (Urdu: محسنِ پاکستان) in his country.