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The diseases of neglect

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  • A homeless man takes medication to combat his TB. The homeless population is especailly at risk when it comes to repeated, and therefore drug resistant infections. With poor access to clinics and a lack in understanding the importance of finishing medication regimens there is the possibility that the TB strain mutates and becomes durg resistant, making it even harder to treat.
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  • Abuela Blanca is an indigenous healer who acts as a liason between the native communities and western medical care. The man pictured once  had drug resistant TB, but through the help of Abuela Blanca and western medication was able to be cured.
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  • The practice of clear-cutting the rainforest leaves topsoil prone to the elements, where it eventually washes away and exposes the sandy layers beneath that then act as the perfect incubators to the flys that carry leishmaniasis.
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  • A leprosy exam involves the careful check of the condition of the patient's skin.
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  • A woman with is a history of leprosy listens to a health department reprentative as they inquire about the health of the household.
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  • The department of health does regular checks on areas that are known to have high rates of schistomaiasis transmission. Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brasil
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  • Lack of access to clean water sources only propagates the spread of schistomaiasis. Without access to clean water people are left with little choice but to use the contaminated water for multipul aspects of everyday life.
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  • Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease that most commonly affects the lungs. It is transmitted through close contact with someone who is currently affected. The rate of transmission increases in instances like this one where many people live in a densely populated living quaters. In Barranquilla Colombia race, gender, and economic status all play into rates tp transmission.
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  • A young man rides in the back of a truck through a neighborhood in Barranquilla Colombia known for woodworking and auto body repair, two environmental factors that lend themselves towards higher rates of disease transmission. The first because repeated inhalation of wood particals leaves the lungs irritated and vulnerable to TB. And the second  because auto body shops are perfect environments for mosquitos to lay thier larva.
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  • TB has caused Wilhelm to become very sick. The infection has caused him to lose weight and has made it extremely difficult for him to breathe on his own.
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  • A young girl dressed as a mosquito sits in an empty classroom after participating in a presentation about the dangers of mosquito borne disease.
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