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Ignorance concerning disease
Name(s):
Medical ignorance
Ignorance concerning disease transmission
Incidence
In the UK, more than 50% of the public believe that antibiotics kills viruses as well as bacteria.
Broader
Scientific ignorance
Inadequate medical training
Ignorance of health and hygiene
Narrower
Ignorance of traditional herbal remedies
This problem is a member of 1 aggravating loop
Aggravates
Diarrhoea in children
Infestation by head louse
Human disease and disability
Acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome
[in 1 loop]
Vulnerability of indigenous populations to introduction of diseases
Aggravated by
Inadequate nutrition education
Strategy(ies)
Teaching about disease
Studying human disease and disability
Value(s)
Disease
Ignorance
Reference(s)
Duncan, R and Weston-Smith, M: Encyclopaedia of Medical Ignorance: the mind and body in health and disease
Type
(D) Detailed problems