Diseases of Africa

Africa is well known for being a disease bearing continent. Diseases in Africa have taken many lives because they are so deadly. They mainly are effecting woman and children because they are so much more vulnerable to these diseases. If proper sanitation and hygiene was being used many of these diseases could be prevented. This goes to show how much better Africa would be if they had a better healthcare system.

Some of the most common and most deadly diseases that you find among Africa are syphilis, meningitis, tetanus, measles, malaria, and  HIV/Aids. These are only to list a few.

Syphilis is a rash or boil that is passed on sexually or can be transmitted during the birth of a child. This is so common in Africa due to there not being much sexual education and there are no preventative measures when it comes to these issues. Studies have shown that in major African cities around 10% of the population is infected with this disease.

Meningitis is a killer disease in the world as a whole. This disease allows swelling of the brain and spinal cord leading to swelling of there tissues. The reason this is so bad in Africa is because they do not have proper vaccinations to help prevent this deadly disease.

Tetanus is a disease that is due to negligence. People who are infected with this disease and survive is very low. Tetanus occurs from breaking of skin that gets contaminated. Sub-Saharan African countries record about 84,000 deaths a year due to this.

Measles can spread very quickly. Although there are vaccinations for measles now, having enough to reach all of the villages in Africa is very difficult. With that being said measles is still a leading cause of death in Africa.

Malaria causes swelling of the spleen to occur. There was a study done is 2012 stating that when it comes to Malaria, it kills twice as many people every year then formerly thought.

HIV/Aids is primarily spread through unprotected sex. I believe that a big reason why Africa deals with this issue is because the lack of knowledge of healthcare and also the idea that women need to reproduce so much to gain back the population of what they have lost in slavery.

Its very sad to think about the fact that these are only a few of the deadly diseases that are found in Africa. However, hopefully the government will want to establish better healthcare and be able to educate there people so they can live longer, healthier lives.