TITLE:
Globalization 2: Revisiting Neglected Tropical Diseases Such as Polio, Dengue Fever, and in Particularly EBOLA
AUTHORS:
Park E. Atatah, Catherine W. Kisavi-Atatah
KEYWORDS:
Globalization, EBOLA, Vaccinations, Public Policy, Collaboration, Prevention
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.4 No.1,
January
14,
2016
ABSTRACT: This study examined the roles globalization played in the spread of originally neglected tropical diseases like polio, dengue fever, and in particularly EBOLA from region to region between 2014 and 2015. Based on the analyzed data of the overall of spread of Ebola in 8 major critical community areas (CCA) counties in less than a year, the study found some disturbing effects. The study found that EBOLA was more rampart and showed higher identified cases as well as lower survival rates in the CCA countries. The identified Ebola cases ranged from 3429 to 1,1841 or 29% to 100% in the higher CCA countries; while at the same time, the death rates ranged from 2263 to 4301 or 53% to 100% cases. At the same time, the Ebola identified cases in the lower CCA countries ranged from 1 to 20 or 5% to 100%; while the death rates ranged from 0 to 8 cases 0% to 100%. As usual, the study found that neglecting tropical diseases by presumed and assumed safer regions’ leaders as defensive mechanisms, were again ineffective, inefficient, and in proficient; because Ebola in particular continued to spread from region to region worldwide; regardless of efforts. The implication of this study was to assist international public health officials, public policy officials, and global leaderships to rethink, refocus, and revisit their treatments modalities, spread prevention methodologies, and practical approaches in addressing tropical neglected diseases such as polio, dengue fever, and in particularly EBOLA, which could eventually bring some positive social changes regionally; worldwide.