The impact of poor environmental sanitation has a big effect on human’s health and even to the animals and nature. Poor environmental sanitation may lead to the development of diseases such as typhoid and dysentery, which are very much prevalent in developing countries. As for animals, the impact of poor environmental sanitation has great impact on our planet. Poor environmental sanitation is one of the causes of animals deaths and environmental degradation.
For example, it has been estimated that almost 300,000 whales (or “blue whales”) annually die of poor environmental sanitation. The reason is that the poor environmental sanitation may lead to the development of diseases such as tuberculosis, which is a chronic infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The tuberculosis kills millions of animals every year. It is estimated that 1,4 million human die each year from tuberculosis. Also, the World Health Organization states that 1,3 million children die each year of this disease due to poor environmental sanitation.
Furthermore, water pollution is one of the major sources of pollution in the world. Inadequate waste management may cause poor environmental sanitation. Poor environmental sanitation causes floods that often damage the environment, plants, and animals. The reason is that the pollution from water causes the creation of mosquitoes. The pollution from water also causes the appearance of parasites such as the round worm and the Guinea worm in water. The round worm and Guinea worm parasite causes diseases such as malaria and hydatid disease. The parasite also causes the diseases of water such as amoebic dysentery and cholera.
In conclusion, poor environmental sanitation has a great impact on human’s health and nature. The impact of poor environmental sanitation has a big effect on animals too. The pollution from water is one of the major sources of pollution. Poor environmental sanitation causes floods that often damage the environment, plants, and animals.
