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Abstract
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
In Egypt, inspite of the apparent improvement of some aspects of the socioenvironmental standards of the population and the extensive network of public health services, yet some infectious diseases are still common.
The main object of our work, therefore, is to draw a real picture of some common infectious diseases in Kalubbia Province and to compare it with that of Cairo.
Our study proved that the incidence rates of typhoid fevers, viral hepatitis and mumps were decreasing both; in Kalubbia and Cairo provinces over the studied years. The work also revealed that the incidence rates of these fevers were higher in Cairo than in Kalubbia.
On the other hand, the incidence rates of meningo-coccal meningitis were increasing in Kalubbia province only over the studied years and they were higher in Kalubbia than in Cairo. The study cleared that Cairo was clear from meningococcal meningitis with the excep-tion of a small epidemic in 1979.
The present work also demonstrated that the morta-lity rates of typhoid fevers, viral hepatitis and mumps were higher in Cairo than in Kalubbia but they were decreasing over the studied years in both provinces.
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The mortality rates of meningococcal meningitis were increasing in Kalubbia over the studied years. Such increase, however, was not statistically significant. It was also higher in Kalubbia than in Cairo, and in the latter no statistically significant differences were noti-
ced over the work years.
Our study indicated that typhoid fevers and viral hepatitis were more prevalent in spring and summer seasons, while meningococcal meningitis and mumps were more pre-
valent in winter season.
The work concluded that infectious diseases in Egypt, in general, and Kalubbia, in particular, are still in need for real efforts to fight it. In order to diminish the incidence rates of affection by infectious diseases our efforts must be directed towards the raising of the socioenvironmental conditions of the population and eli-mination of illiteracy from the community. The most important factor is to raise the health services through increasing the number of well equibed fever hospitals
and health education programs. Prevention of migration from rural areas and removal of slums are also important factors. Good housing, food sanitation, safe water supply, sanitary waste disposal and control of house fly are of greatest significance in the solution of our
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problem. The fundamental among these is to increase awareness of the people about the significance of notification and programs of birth control.