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10 Potentially Devastating Public Health Threats

10 POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS As our world's population grows by about 70 million each year, every approaching public health crisis becomes all the more threatening. Learn about ten of the most troubling threats on the horizon, including prevention and treatment. CYBER-WARFARE LAST YEAR, WE SPENT ABOUT $6 BILLION ON DATA BY 2016, GLOBAL CYBER-SECURITY SPENDING WILL REACH OVER $10 BILLION AND NETWORK SECURITY WORLDWIDE = 1 billion The U.S. Department of Defense is authorized to wage offensive cyber Over the next 2 years, the military has been ordered to devise a program to They can also use physical force, such as missiles, to retaliate against political hackers in certain situations attacks to defend information of detect unauthorized access to or the U.S. and its allies transmission of sensitive info In September 2007, Syria missed detection of Israeli F15s and F16s that bombed AND WHERE INFORMATION construction of a nuclear reactor--because SECURITY IS CONCERNED, Israel hacked Syria's radar system first The Stuxnet worm, developed by the U.S. and Israel, successfully damaged Iranian nuclear reactors without engineers noticing anything was wrong PHYSICAL SECURITY CAN BE COMPROMISED, TOO CHAGAS DISEASE AFFECTS KILLS ABOUT 8-11 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS 50,000 PEOPLE/YEAR CAUSED BY A PARASITE THAT PREVENTION AND TREATMENT: TYPICALLY FEEDS ON FACE Use insecticide Carefully screen blood donations to prevent infection via blood transfusion OVER 120 MILLION PEOPLE Improve early detection Use available medications as soon as diagnosed IN 21 COUNTRIES ARE AT RISK OF INFECTION NUCLEAR RADIATION RADIOACTIVE HYDROGEN (TRITIUM) RADIATION EFFECTS FROM HAS BEEN FOUND TO LEAK FROM 75% FUKUSHIMA OF U.S. NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ARE STILL DEBATABLE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT: These leaks can contaminate the public water supply--though experts say the amount is inconsequential when factoring in everyday radiation exposure Higher drinking water standards Better nuclear safety practices 77% of the leaky facilities exceed the federal drinking water standard for radiation, in some cases by hundreds of times! Development of better treatments for acute radiation sickness--there are currently few to none PANDEMIC INFLUENZA 2025: 4.9 BILLION PEOPLE DENSE POPULATIONS LET WILL LIVE IN URBAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES LIKE AREAS--70% OF THE WORLD INFLUENZA THRIVE DETAILS ON DANGER OF A MAN-MADE H5N1 TO PREVENT A PANDEMIC, WE NEED TO AVIAN FLU CONSIDERED A BIOSECURITY HAZARD, WITHHELD BY SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS IMPROVE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: Response coordination Current strain of bird flu is difficult to transmit to Surveillance and monitoring of illness trends humans, but fatal in 60% of human cases Disease containment and mitigation Mutated strain would be highly contagious to humans Delivery of countermeasures Public communication TERRORISM THE U.S. HAS SPENT OVER BUT OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM IS LOSING $1 TRILLION ON NATIONAL SECURITY SINCE 9/11 FUNDING AND JOBS 33 states have cut funding 19% of the public health force has been eliminated Bioterrorism (as with bird flu, anthrax, etc.) remains a threat Federal funding has declined 39% There are no enforceable international regulations regarding synthetic biology MANY FEEL WE SIMPLY AREN'T Researchers are re-creating and synthesizing new viruses all the time--and the findings are often published STAFFED ENOUGH TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO TERRORIST ATTACKS Agroterrorism threatens our food supply from inside and outside the country ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE BIGGEST RESISTANCE THREATS: OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS (BOTH IN FOOD AND MRSA: 1 in 50 people may carry the bacteria MEDICINE) HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO RAPID Enterococcus, Staphylococcus, Klebsiella, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas and Enterobacter (ESKAPE): often transmitted via hospital equipment DEVELOPMENT OF DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIA E. coli and Salmonella: resistance likely linked to antibiotic use in farm animals PREVENTION: Gonorrhea and chlamydia: 106 million people worldwide acquire gonorrhea yearly Only take antibiotics when necessary and prescribed Tuberculosis: kills 1.34 million people globally each year--of 12 million cases in 2010, 650,000 were drug-resistant Take exactly as directed: no missed doses Limit intake of animal products containing hormones/antibiotics CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS RECENTLY, 11 DARIGOLD 2400 DRINKING WATER WORKERS WERE HOSPITALIZED AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS WHEN A VAPOR WAS CREATED DUE A AREN'T COVERED A TO WORKER ERROR UNDER CURRENT CHEMICAL SAFETY LAWS, Chemical accidents threaten not only plant workers, but also the surrounding public, ecosystems, etc. MORE THAN A DECADE AFTER 9/11 Effects may be immediate, or not present until several months or even years later--meaning the spill/accident may not be detected immediately, either PREVENTION AND TREATMENT: Emergency preparedness plans must be in place Responders should know the proper protocol for areas of varying risk PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS MORE DEADLY PREVENTION AND TREATMENT: II THAN VEHICLE ACCIDENTS: The DEA is implementing risk evaluation strategies/mandatory physician education on the issue 37.485 VS. 36,284 DEATHS IN 2009 (MOST RECENT YEAR FOR DATA) Medications should be kept securely away from others OVER 2.7% OF AMERICANS, OR 7+ MILLION PEOPLE, Friends and family who suspect a problem should speak up MISUSE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Medications to ease withdrawal (i.e. Suboxone, Vivitrol) are available Pain relievers most abused: 5.1 million Americans do so Therapy/addiction treatment is available 1 in 12 high schoolers have used Vicodin recreationally Friends and family should seek support SLOW-KILLING DISEASES DIABETES ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE 25.8 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE DIABETES--8.3% OF THE ABOUT 5.4 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE IT--MOST COMMON FORM POPULATION OF DEMENTIA ADA believes 79 million more Americans are 16 million expected by 2050 prediabetic HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OBESITY BY 2030, OVER HALF OF U.S. ADULTS WILL BE OBESE, 90% WILL 2010: RESPONSIBLE FOR 12.8% OF ALL BE OVERWEIGHT DEATHS GLOBALLY May cause first decline in life expectancy in over 100 years PREVENTION AND TREATMENT FOR ALL: STAY ACTIVE, MAINTAIN HEALTHY WEIGHT, CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD PRESSURE, ETC. 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10 Potentially Devastating Public Health Threats

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A look at not so far fetched public health threats that are based in scientific fact.

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