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New Breakout of
Old Diseases
By Charles Sebastian
Many diseases that once ravaged the world and were
responsible for umpteen deaths today are spoken about
as archaic scourges of a bygone time. So it is particularly
poignant when these horrors resurface to claim more
lives, many times after their secret harms have been found
and cured. Of deeper interest still is how the diseases
regain their hold due to many human behavioral factors,
many of which could be avoided.
Polio
Polio is a fine example of this.
Most people think of Franklin
Roosevelt in a wheelchair and
the many millions who died in the
50s, when polio had its claws in the
world. The disease had first been
described in detail in the late-1700s
and became more widespread as the
decades passed. After two vaccines
appeared, eliminating polio, the disease was thought to be on the “no
need to worry about” list. As little as
ten years ago, polio began to reappear in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India,
and Nigeria, among other countries,
where people were advised against
vaccination, citing erroneously
that vaccines caused infertility and
for religious reasons. Many of the
Muslim factions in these countries
have also claimed the vaccines to be
an undercover means of the West
controlling third-world countries.
Rickets
A few minutes of being outside,
walking in the sunshine and
eating some fruit combats
Rickets.
Rickets is a disease brought
about by lack of Vitamin D and was
extremely prevalent in factory-towns,
where workers got little sunlight and
kept poor diets. After the Vitamin D
connection was found, eradicating
rickets was an easy task. So it was
especially startling when cases started
popping up in the US and Europe in
the last ten years. One would think
the disease had changed shape and
that was what had allowed it to wedge
its way back into the human drama;
yet the disease had not changed. As
lifestyles have changed in modern
times and become more indoor and
sedentary, so rickets has reared its
ugly head. A few minutes of being
outside, walking in the sunshine and
eating some fruit would take care of
this disease, if victims would take the
time.
Gout
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Another disease which has gained
momentum in the US and Europe
is gout, which is developed and
exacerbated by eating fatty and rich
foods. Uric acid deposits, particularly in the toes, cause intermittent
pain and can make even the most
rudimentary daily doings unbearable.