PROGRAM SAHABAT [EHOSSA]

     Pada tiga minggu vang lepas,saya dan kawan-kawan dari bidang yang sama iaitu Diploma Kesihatan Persekitaran telah mengikuti program sahabat yang dianjurkan oleh EHOSSA [Environmental Health & Occupational Safety Student Association]. EHOSSA lebih dikenali dengan program sahabat kerana semua aktiviti disediakan akan dilakukan bersama-sama kawan. Program ini dijalankan di sebuah pantai yang indah dengan pemandangan cukup menenangkan fikiran. Pantai tersebut ialah Pantai Bangan Lalang yang tidak jauh dari Unisel. Seawal pagi pada pukul 7.00, kami dikerahkan oleh pensyarah untuk berkumpul di depan fakulti Bio Perubatan bagi memudahkan perjalanan kami ke sana dan di jangka tiba di pantai tersebut pada pukul 10.00 pagi. Jumlah kesemuanya ialah 60 orang pelajar dan di pantau oleh 6 orang pensyarah Bio Perubatan.                             

    Setelah tiba di pantai, kami dimaklumkan untuk masuk ke dalam kumpulan masing-masing yang telah siap dibahagikan kepada kami. Selepas itu,kami diberi taklimat berkaitan aktiviti yang akan berlangsung pada ketika itu dan dijangka tamat pada pukul 6.30 petang mengikut jadual. Semua kumpulan dikehendaki berbincang dengan ahli kumpulan untuk memikirkan nama kumpulan serta slogan kumpulan masing-masing. Semua kumpulan yang telah dibahagikan cukup relaven dan cukup bagus kerana bercampur dengan senior dan junior. Di situ kami dapat mengenali antara satu sama lain dan juga senior-senior dari bidang yang sama dan juga senior dari bidang [OSH].                                 

     Dari situ, kami diperkenalkan dengan semangat berpasukan, bantu-membantu, bekerjasama, patuh pada arahan ketua kumpulan,berkomunikasi dengan ahli kumpulan tanpa rasa segan-silu dan sebagainya. Aktiviti-aktiviti yang dianjurkan oleh EHOSSA secara tidak langsung dapat merapatkan hubungan silaturahim bersama rakan, menolong rakan diketika susah dan macam-macam lagi.Baru saya tahu macam mana kehidupan pelajar-pelajar di ipt atau institusi yang amat menyeronokkan disamping kawan-kawan. Kawan-kawan merupakan orang tua kepada kita, teman untuk berbicara dan sebagainya yang selalu menyokong,memberi nasihat,tujuk ajar dan macam-macam lagi.

   Di pantai tersebut,kami bermain-permainan yang dilakukan secara berkumpulan. Aktiviti-aktiviti tersebut ialah [Round the world,Pong Ping Tong,Smelly Bomb,Stincky stick,Danger zone,kahkahkah dan akhir sekali menuju puncak]. Aktiviti yang saya suka Danger Zone dan Kahkahkah kerana merupakan aktiviti yang sangat seronok apabila dilakukan secara beramai-ramai. Sepanjang aktiviti ini berlansung saya dapati kesemua peserta  terhibur,gembira,seronok dan macam-macam lagi kerenah diorang yang terpancar dari raub wajah masing-masing. Hidup saling bantu-membantu dan bekerjasama sangat penting dalam kehidupan kita. Tujuan [EHOSSA] menganjurkan  atau mengadakan aktiviti ini adalah untuk mengajar bahawa pentingnya hubungan silaturahim dan bak kata pepatah 'beratu kita teguh,bercerai kita roboh' sesama rakan untuk kebaikan kita kelak. Banyak nilai-nilai murni tang saya dapat daripada program tersebut antaranya hormat-menghormati,tolong-menolong,semangat berpasukan dan banyak lagi.Sampai disini saja yang sempat saya konsikan pengalaman saya pertama di intitusi pengajian tinggi dan juga saya tak akan lupa kenangan manis ini sampai bila-bila.Saya berharap agar [EHOSSA] dapat mengadakan aktiviti-aktiviti atau program sahabat ini lebih banyak serta menyeronokan lagi pada masa akan datang.                                          



7 FEBRUARI 2015-SABTU.
PANTAI BAGAN LALANG.
     

             

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RESOURCE;http://biomed.unisel.edu.my/student/student-activity/attachment/sahabat-ehossa-unisel7/

                                                                               

MINAMATA DISEASE AND WATER BORNE DISEASE IN MALAYSIA

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Minamata disease: A disorder caused by methyl mercury poisoning that was first described in the inhabitants of Minamata Bay, Japan and resulted from their eating fish contaminated with mercury industrial waste. The disease is characterized by peripheral sensory loss, tremors, dysarthria, ataxia, and both hearing and visual loss.
-Even the unborn child is at risk from Minamata disease. Methyl mercury readily crosses the placenta from mother to fetus and is damaging, particularly to the developing brain. Children born with Minamata disease can have growth deficiency, microcephaly (an abnormally small head), severe mental retardation and be deaf and blind.
-Minamata disease has not been confined to Minamata where the source of the mercury was primarily from eating fish caught in the contaminated Bay. Other sources of maternal exposure to methyl mercury have included flour made from seed grain treated with methyl mercury (which affected at least 6,500 people in Iraq) and meat from animals raised on mercury-tainted grain (in New Mexico, USA)

Finding the Cause

Researchers from Kumamoto University also began to focus on the cause of the strange disease. They found that the victims, often members of the same family, were clustered in fishing hamlets along the shore of Minamata Bay. The staple food of victims was invariably fish and shellfish from Minamata Bay. The cats in the local area, who tended to eat scraps from the family table, had died with symptoms similar to those now discovered in humans. This led the researchers to believe that the outbreak was caused by some kind of food poisoning, with contaminated fish and shellfish the prime suspects.

Water Borne Disease In Malaysia

-The latest reported death from the bacterial disease leptospirosis was Saturday. The 17-year-old boy in northern Kedah state had swam in a river and had a picnic with friends at a recreational park last month, the New Straits Times and The Star reported.

-Several parks throughout the country have been closed since the first deaths were reported last month. Some deaths were believed to have been caused by a separate waterborne disease, and a Health Ministry official could not immediately say how many were caused by leptospirosis.

-The Health Ministry's website warns people not to swim in public rivers when it rains and to avoid taking a dip if they have cuts on their body, which makes an infection more likely.

-Leptospirosis is caused by exposure to water contaminated with urine of infected animals and absorbed through the skin. Rats are the main carriers, and the ministry's campaign urges people not to dump rubbish near water sources that could attract rats, he said.

-Cases of the disease have been increasing in Malaysia. It killed 62 people last year, up from 20 in 2004. In the same period, the number of infections rose more than fivefold to more than 1,400 cases, up from 263.

Symptoms are severe muscle pain, fever, vomiting and headache, and leptospirosis is curable if the person is treated within a week.

RESOURCE;http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=14083

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=14083

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1986457_1986501_1986450,00.html
http://phys.org/news201776576.html

SCOLIOSIS

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Overview

- Two percent of people are affected by this deformation of the spine, which causes the normally straight spine to curve.

Causes

-While scoliosis can run in families, in most cases its cause is unknown.

- It frequently develops before puberty and goes unnoticed because it often causes no pain. 

-In adults, scoliosis may develop due to worsening of a slight curvature from childhood, or it could be caused by degenerative diseases of the spine such as kyphosis or osteoporosis.

Symptoms

-Scoliosis can limit a person’s ability to move normally.

- It can also bring on pain and reduced ability to breathe if a misshapen rib cage restricts normal lung growth.

Identifying Scoliosis

-Warning signs include uneven shoulders, a protrusion of one or both shoulder blades, an uneven waist or an elevated hip.

- A person experiencing any of these symptoms should see a physician for an accurate diagnosis.

Treatment

-Most people with scoliosis don’t need treatment.
- Early detection is important, because medical observation is needed during the growing years to make sure the curve doesn’t worsen.
- If intervention is needed, an orthopedic brace may prevent further curvature.






RESOURCE;   http://www.atlantapainmanagementcenters.com/services/conditions/scoliosis/                                 

MUSCLE ATROPHY

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What is Muscle Atrophy?

Muscle atrophy is the loss or wasting of muscle tissue throughout the body. There are two basic ways in which this disease can form. The most severe form of this disease is neurogenic atrophy, a disease caused when an injury or disease harms the nerve which attaches to the muscle. This damage can occur quite suddenly. The second type of this disease is disuse atrophy which is caused by a lack of physical activity.

Symptoms of Muscle Atrophy

Weak and flabby muscle - The first sign that you are suffering from muscle atrophy is that the muscles will become weak and flabby. You may notice that the muscles on your body are not sitting in the same position that they used to or that your skin is starting to stretch from the weight of the muscles hanging in a way that they did not previously. You may also notice that it is becoming difficult to perform exercise routines, basic lifting or other tasks that you were once able to perform.

Damaged muscle - In the case of neurogenic muscle atrophy, you may notice a stooped posture where the muscle has become damaged. This can be more difficult to notice initially, but the posture may become more pronounced over time as the condition becomes worse. If something feels abnormal, even if you are not aware of a major shift in your ability to stand upright or hold your body in its normal position, it may be worth having your condition looked at to ensure that nothing is wrong.

Pain and difficulty in moving - Patients may also notice that they have frequent back pain or difficulty walking if they begin to develop muscle atrophy. These can be a result of either type of the disease. Other symptoms such as ham string contractures, limited range of neck motion or rigid spine may begin to form as your condition becomes worse. An overall stiffness or difficult, heavy feeling when you attempt to move has also been described by patients.

Heart failure- In more extreme cases you may begin to develop heart failure from muscle atrophy. As muscles become weaker it can become difficult for your heart to pump as efficiently, and it will eventually fail from a lack of use.

Treatments of Muscle Atrophy

In most cases, exercise can help reverse the effects of muscle atrophy. In the case of severely bedridden patients, you may not be able to completely reverse the effects of muscle atrophy, but you can help cease the damage which has been done to the body. If your condition is serious it is important to work with a doctor or therapist to develop a program that will not put excessive amounts of strain on your heart and damaged muscles.

Patients suffering from muscle atrophy caused by nerve damage may require musculoskeletal manipulations in order to relieve the pressure on the nerve which is causing the damage. This will help return the connection to the muscle so that you can begin to work on the progress of working the muscle back to its original state

RESOURCE:http://www.md-health.com/Muscle-Atrophy.html

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BASIC SKELETAL SYSTEM AND IT FUNCTION

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Skeletal System

The human skeletal system performs a number of key functions in the human body. The key functions of the human skeletal system are:

• Support: Our bones provide the rigidity we need to function.
• Protection: The rigidity of our bones allows them to protect our internal organs from damage for example the rib cage and the skull.
• Movement: Without the strength of our bones we wouldnt be able to move our muscles are anchored to our bones.
• Storage: Our bones are a storehouse for fat and certain essential minerals. 

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• Divisions of Human Skeleton:

• Human skeleton can be divided into two divisions.
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• Axial Skeleton:
  Blood cell formation: Most of our blood components are made in the bones.

• Skull: Skull is that part of human skeleton that forms the bony framework of the head. It consists of 22 different bones that are divided into two groups: bones of cranium and bones of face. 
• Vertebral Column: It is a flexible column of vertebrae, connecting the trunk of human body to the skull and appendages. It is composed of 33 vertebrae which are divided into 5 regions: Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and Coccygeal. 
• Rib Cage: It is a bony cage enclosing vital human organs formed by the sternum and ribs. There are 12 pairs of ribs that are divided into three groups: True ribs, False ribs, and Floating ribs. 

SOURCE:

http://www.nrpt.co.uk/training/body/skeletal/index.htm
http://www.mananatomy.com/body-systems/skeletal-system