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This mentions a lot of great tactics. Rapid diagnosis, treating secondary illnesses, antivirals, vaccines, etc. This article didn't talk about preventative mea
by nwah1 8y ago
This mentions a lot of great tactics. Rapid diagnosis, treating secondary illnesses, antivirals, vaccines, etc.
This article didn't talk about preventative measures, although I know Gates has committed big money towards toilets and hygiene. That, to me, is just as important as all that other stuff combined. Not to mention bednets to prevent malaria, water filters, ensuring access to condoms, etc.
Additionally, there should be more focus on other types of preventative measures that even affect developed countries. Improved ventilation on public transit, improved hygiene within hospitals, harm reduction sites for intravenous drug users, reducing the amount of unnecessary contact in public spaces (doors, faucets, garbage cans, water fountains, etc), and reducing risks on shared contact tools where touch is necessary like railings or touchscreens.
We also know certain types of products are known to be disease vectors, like bagged lettuce... but there's not even warning labels or any kind of safety initiatives there.
And a pie in the sky dream that I have would be something like a continuous integration system for food safety testing. Every product from every brand could be put through some kind of distributed testing network and regularly tested for pathogens and toxins.
We sort of do this with air quality and water quality testing, but it also could be improved with more frequent reporting, and more redundancy.
- nwah1 8y agoAs luck would have it, this story is on the front page of HN right now about testing agricultural water for pathogens. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18535425 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18535425