Infectious Disease Pathway

Although infectious disease pathways seem to be a common sense to medical specialist, normal people would still find it of high educational value. And I personally believe that the key to control infectious disease is to control their pathway. This equally makes common sense as without a tool they can not spread- that simple. So increase public awareness and handle on key agents, can effectively disease the spread of disease, in a very cost effective way. Prevention costs always less than handle at last stage. So these channels would of high value of study on public health level.

1> Air

I don't think this needs further understanding, virus in the air is easy way to contamination. The prevention is also very easy and directly air targeting - which I have stated in another post

1) cleaner- disinfectant spray - currently Glen 20 in market, very easily available and affordable and portable. or other available brand everywhere

2) barrier- fabric - any fabric for emergency use or can use at night when sleeping. if stated as fabric, you can think of a lot that can come into rescue at the right time immediately, handkerchief, scarf, collar , sleeves , ha-ha

3) transmitter- fresh air- just let them go... but you may also let some in , so the last.

Easy, apart from that there's low cost cure for flu caused symptoms in another post already


2> Food

General food hygiene has already been widely known. But at special time there should be clear awareness of special agents such like - insects , and special human being.

1) pure insects doesn't need further worry, just to choose reliable container to cover food all the time.

sanitize cutlery before serving food.

2) Human So to increase awareness and observation on people around is very important-

-avoid food offered from strangers
-try best to use fully heated food, and ask for any sauce on side, including butter and spreads put cold on heated food.

I think you have such social smart to avoid unwanted invitations right???

3> Blood

Blood infection is factually more common than people thought. They are from

1)Injections , or other bleeding medical devices - so the basic medical facility and credibility is common sense. However this really rely on the discipline of current health system which many trying to loose on- these basics "accidentally" , for huge price of credibility. Apart from that- please avoid such bleeding situation if you don't depressingly need it right now !!!

2) bugs stings from blood sucking bugs, such as fleas, mosquitoes , bed bugs, may have much larger impact than people thought of. Such handling would take another separate chapter.


4> Skin touch

1) Is basically touching goods such as clothes from a virus carrier, but this can be comparatively easier to avoid if one always wash hands before eating, as it eventually would enter the body from mouth.

2) skin disease- as this can generally be visible, so awareness is comparatively easier.And always wash exposed skin and wipe sweat off in summer especially after touches.

Worth mention is goods carrying virus and germs that's invisible. Using the old goods or clothes from someone else without proper sanitation . Use disinfectants on surfaces of old strange things.

3) Open wound- is what people ignore, however easier to enter body. So be careful to use band-aid at all time.


5> Environmental( water and soil) This currently needs further study, and definitely need handle of council or environmental institutional level. But for individual level, at least one should drink boiled or pure water, and watch any changes of environment.

As you can see, many of them are very easy things that everyone can do, just increase awareness. You may also have several points , but anyway just let our eyes stick to these key things : air , food, blood, skin, environment (water and soil ).