Open Defecation- a threat to environment and healthby | 22-08-2015 00:24 |
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![]() ![]() It is only natural to listen to natural calls. In under -developed nations , when one feels like answering the calls of nature, one must not look inward the house, rather one must look without the house to relieve oneself. It is because in under-developed nations( even though they might like to call themselves Developing nations) people would rather erect one more rule, or invest in something else than erecting a toilet. It's a common scene, especially in the outskirts of an urban area(sometimes coinciding with slums) that we find pathways and roads littered with human waste. It doesn't only make the environment very unpleasant and dirty, it also sets free malignant virus and bacteria which cause so many diseases, some of them being even fatal to the people, especially children living around that area. Moreover, it is carried to faraway places through the tyres of the vehicles and even the human feet. We must remember that Polio virus is spread through human waste released in open spaces. children fall victim to these viruses and suffer for the whole life. |