Few children in your village have complained of swollen necks. More and more children have complained about swollen necks every month. A villager, Hari Singh is superstitious and he thinks that the village is cursed by a ‘devil’. Shyam, another villager, who thinks it as a disease which needs consultation with a doctor.
(a) Do you agree with Hari Singh?
(b) What can be the reason behind swollen necks of the young children in the village? How can the problem be overcome?
(c) What social change is required in the village to make it free form blind faith?
(d) What values are shown by Shyam?
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Explanation:
More and more children have complained about swollen necks every month. A villager, Hari Singh is superstitious and he thinks that the village is cursed by a 'devil'. Shyam, another villager, who thinks it as a disease which needs consultation with a doctor.
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Explanation:
(a) I do not agree with Hari Singh. The number of cases of swollen neck is increasing every month. It is more likely a disease than a curse.
(b) The most common reason behind swollen necks in children is due to the swelling of the lymph nodes, which is caused by an infection in the lymph nodes. The condition is called Lymphadenitis and it occurs when child have respiratory infection or cold. The health condition can be treated easily by administering some antibiotics to fight the infection and medicines to reduce the swelling.
(c) The villagers need to be educated to overcome their superstition. Knowledge is the only weapon to fight blind faith.
(d) Shyam is an educated person, and he is not superstitious.