Struggling With Infectious Diseases
The discovery that infectious diseases thrived because of our lack of knowledge in the mechanics of them, which gave way to the growing interest and need in controlling such infectious diseases. ... But we have the knowledge and technology to try and reduce the incidences of many infectious diseases. During 19th century America, the increase of population in urban areas was coupled with infectious diseases because the practice of sufficient sanitation services and hygiene was unfamiliar to the masses. ... A significance decline in acquiring diseases resulted from the aforementioned improvements to the United States. Diseases that ailed the public before were becoming less common. ... They became widely used for the prevention and treatment of an assortment of diseases: viral, fungal, and parasitic diseases. ... And in 1962, the Vaccination Assistance Act was established, which presently supports vaccines for array of childhood diseases.