CARE : WHEN BUYING MEAT

Meat can provide us with energy. It fulfills lots of our requirements of vitamins and minirals and it is very good for health . But if we are not very careful in buying , preserving or cooking meat than it can be a cause of lots of diseases . Some of these diseases are fatal . That’s why we should be very careful when buying meat .

 

CAUSES OF MEAT BORN DISEASES

Diseased animals

Dirty slaughter houses

Dirty tools

Unhealthy butchers

Use of dirty shopping bags

Improperly cooked meat

Improper freezing of meat

SIGNS / SYMPTOMS

Unhygenic meat can be a cause of the following diseases

Tuberculosis

Viral diseases

Shigellosis

Anthrax

Botulism

Brucilosis

PREVENTION

Care is very important in following respects

Slaughter healthy animals

Cleanliness of slaughter houses must be maintained with care

Butchers should be healthy and their tools should be clean

Clean shopping bags should be used to transport meat

Meat should be fresh and should be left covered

Meat should be properly cooked

It should be carefully defrozen before use

INSECT BITE IS PROBLEMETIC

Insects are the important part of our environment . They are almost found every where . They may bite the human beings and may result in different problems like malaria , dengue fever , yellow fever , plague e.t.c . Normally insects are common in the rainy season and they play an important role in the spread of different diseases . They either bite or contaminate the eatables . In some cases insect bite only results in a local inflammatory reaction .

 

CAUSES

Flies , mosquitos , cockroaches , fleas ,ticks lices and bees

There are  certain factors which accelerate the chances of an insect bite

Collection of dirty water

Old furniture

Occupational adventures

Improper sewerage

Improper disposal of waste

Unhygienic conditions

 

SIGNS / SYMPTOMS

Pain

Swelling

Allergy

Itching

Red spots on the skin                                      

Muscular weakness

Fever

 

PREVENTION

Some insects are more common in the morning and evening time

 Better cover the body in these times of the day

Use anti mosquito sprays and lotion

Use of mosquito nets

Keep water and eatables covered
Keep your enviornment clean

OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS

These are injuries which are related to the profession or occur during job . They include chemical , mechanical and electrical injuries . They may also include slips on the staircases and pavements and accidents during transportation in workers involved in transport .

CAUSES

Inexperienced workers

Faulty  machinery

Improper facilities at work place

Inadequate medical facilities

Inaduequate administrative facilities

AFFECTS

Loss of human life

Handicap

Wastage of machinery

Social issues

PREVENTION 

Proper training of the staff regarding use of machinary

Regular checking of the machinery for any possible fault and timely correction of any faults found

Better administrative facilities

Availability of immediate medical facilities for workers