Essay on - Science and Health: What should we change to be more resilient?
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Science and health
Progress in science and food technology has really made man's life easy and comfortable. It is heartening to note that we have now an increased life expectancy. This is because of tremendous progress in medical science. Continuous use of drugs has some side effects. We have increased life expectancy but Man is not at peace with himself. The quality of life has virtually gone downwards. What we need is contentment but this is simply difficult is not impossible in the present times and circum- stances. Living under stress, tension, pressure, worries and other related concerns has made life worse than hell. Every sensible man is suffering. The moment one enters the domain of life when one has started thinking, one is never free from the stress. Excess of it results into nervous breakdown. Medical science have thought about it and new pills and therapies are on the way to fight against these modem ills, called psychotropic diseases. Insomnia, mental disorders, suicides with mad race of life are the new 'diseases' that are rising increasingly. We cannot forget the side effects of the wonder medicines.
All know that the female anopheles causes malaria. To fight this deadly mosquito, certain coils are used as repellents. But these have their own side-effects while burning these emit carbon monoxide tar. Continuous exposure to it causes lung diseases and nervous disorders. Other complications may also develop later. Mosquitoes are also killed by spraying house-hold insecticide. These insecticides are essentially poi- sons. Exposure to them causes headache, dizziness and skin reactions. In addition to these coils and insecticides, aerosols are also used .to kill mosquitoes. These are again not without side-effects. These cause headache, nausea, vomiting and blindness. The best and safe irregularity in taking food, wrong habits really make us weak and disease-prone. Air, water and sound pollution is a quick road to diseases. We must have a walk in nature and breathe in clean and fresh air for health.
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My eyes get moist for my country to witness the coronavirus outbreak. Why it should not be? This pandemic showed some sad moments, which even my grandparents did not experience in their lifetime. The science and technology is highly advanced but until today, the whole world failed to nd a permanent cure for COVID-19, which was rst identied in Wuhan, China. This coronavirus gives us an infectious and acute respiratory disease, more contagious than chicken pox. Unfortunately, those who had this disease are discriminated in the society. This global pandemic has told us that nature is supreme power. Before this pandemic, I had heard many countries claiming that they are the most authoritative in the world. This epidemic has told the whole world that no country in the world is fully developed in social, economic, scientic and technological terms. They all still need to grow; develop at least until an extent where they would be able to nd a cure for COVID-19. Life stopped during this pandemic not only in China and India, but also across the globe. This is a time for countries not to brawl or quarrel about the origin of this disease. This is a time to stand in solidarity with each other to discover a permanent cure for the pandemic. Still, the divergences of dierent countries are clear. It seems most comfortable for us humans to impose blame on others, but we should put a halt to this approach. Is this pandemic extremely painful and life-threatening? Yes, of course it is. This disease, which is said to be disastrous, gave a halt to the world and taught the humans how to be more resilient. It made us realize that life is not a race. It taught us the importance of our families, the importance of life over our ambitions. Now, the questions are– How to be more resilient? How to be saved from this disease? Nobody had the answer to these questions. The most dangerous thing was that whoever had the infection from within, would not have known it initially, and by the time it was found out, he would not have known how many more people he had infected by that time. After the outbreak, many studies revealed that this disease was spreading from human to human but originated from an animal strain yet to be conrmed. To stop the infection many guidelines by the government were laid. These are: Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds after touching any surface Cover your mouth while sneezing and coughing Maintain social distancing and for this most of the world is locked down Other thoughts have also surfaced: maybe these types of diseases are caused by eating non-vegetarian food? We were also advised to avoid shaking hands and follow our own Indian greeting, i.e. Namaste. That is why I bow to the culture of my country and always pledge to follow it. Throughout the world, India’s culture has once again proved that why its ideologies are so important? So much COVID-19 havoc has taught us.