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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Ignorance concerning disease

Ignorance concerning disease

  • 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
Presentable
Inadequate medical training
Presentable
Ignorance of health and hygiene
Yet to rate

Narrower

Ignorance of traditional herbal remedies
Presentable

Aggravates

Human disease and disability
Excellent
Acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Excellent
Infestation by head louse
Presentable
Diarrhoea in children
Presentable
Vulnerability of indigenous populations to introduction of diseases
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Inadequate nutrition education
Presentable

Strategy

Teaching about disease
Yet to rate
Studying human disease and disability
Yet to rate

Value

Ignorance
Yet to rate
Disease
Yet to rate

Reference

Duncan, R and Weston-Smith, M: Encyclopaedia of Medical Ignorance: the mind and body in health and disease

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Subject
Content quality
Yet to rate
 Yet to rate
Language
English
Last update
Nov 21, 2022