THE HEALTH EFFECT OF HANDLING                      PAPER CURRENCY        Paper money is a country's official paper currency that is circulated for transaction-related purposes of goods and services.Paper money are made from cotton paper which are sometimes mixed with linen, important documents are printed on cotton paper because they last many years without deterioration; hence the use of cotton paper to make paper notes.       According to recent studies, money could be a means through which germs and other bacteria can be transmitted from one person to another .The daily transactions have made the paper currency to pass through many hands and pathogens become imbedded on them. The key transmission route with the paper currency is contact. Studies show that microorganisms survive on hands after transfer of paper currency for about 5mins.            Ways Paper Currency Get                     Contaminated . * Prolonged exposure of paper currency to water or other liq

              FOOD ALLERGY Food allergy is an abnormal response to a food that is triggered by the immune system. It occurs in about 4- 6% of the total population according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention . It is important for people who have true food allergies to identify them and prevent allergic reactions to food,  because these reactions can cause devastating illness and, in some cases death. An allergic reaction to a certain food is typically a response to a protein in that food. The immune system erroneously identifies that protein as harmful . When a particular protein enters the body, the immune system may create a type of antibody known as immunoglobulin E (IgE) to neutralize the perceived invader.  When the food allegen (food fragments responsible for an allergic reaction) again is ingested, the antibodies that were created earlier can trigger a release of chemicals including histamine. Under normal circumstances, histamine plays a beneficial

Why Say No To Drugs Drugs are substances that have physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. . Drugs affect the body's central nervous system, including how we think, feel and behave. Drugs interfere with the chemicals in our brain. They can cause paranoia,coma siezures and rare cases death. Here are some drugs and their effectt on the body: Cannabis *When smoked causes lung disease(e.g  asthma) . *Smoking of cannabis makes concentration and learning very difficult. Cocaine *The intake of an overdose of cocaine stimulates the heart and nervous system which lead to heart attack . *Snorting cocaine damage the cartilage of the nose over time. *Injecting cocaine gives you a higher risk of dying as a result of an overdose . Ecstasy *Ecstasy is an amphetamine that causes hallucination. *The use of ecstasy affects the body's temperature control and lead to dehydration. *Ecstasy stops the body from producing enough urine, so the body reta

Tobacco Smoke contains more than fifty(50) chemicals that cause cancer,  also contains nicotine.  When tobacco is smoked, nicotine causes physical and psychological dependency.  Here are a list of diseases caused by tobacco.. . .. . .. .  *Heart : Hardens and narrows arteries, starves the heart of oxygen, increase the risk of heart disease by up to four times.  *Lungs: Destroys air sacs, inflames airways, and increase the risk of developing lung cancer by up to 23 times.  *Brain: Increase the risk of stroke by up to four times . *Skin: Causes premature aging.  *Teeth: Causes teeth discoloration.  *Erectile dysfunction :Promotes arterial narrowing and damages cells lining the inside of the arteries leading to reduction in penile blood flow.  *Female Infertility : Nicotine interfer with the body's ability to create estrogen, a hormone that regulates ovulation.  Other diseases includes : premature birth, Low birth weight stomach  cancer,  bladder cancer, Chronic Obs