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Influenza

 In 2009, the influenza or (what was then called ) swine flu killed around 200000 people Worldwide. The deadly Spanish flu pandemic is estimated to have caused around 50 million deaths.

Rota virus

 Rota virus spreads through the faecaloral route, that is when small particles of faeces end up being consumed. WHO estimates show 453,000 deaths among children below five years of age in 2008 due to rota virus.

Ebola virus

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  The first known out breaks of Ebola among humans occurred simultaneously in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976. Ebola spreads both from people and animals through contact with blood or other body fluids or tissue of the infected

Rabies

 Rabies spread through dogs and other mammals. Before the rabies vaccines for pets were indroduced in the 1920s , this had been an extremely fatal virus. The vaccines have made the disease extremely rare in most of the countries nowadays.

Dengue

 Dengue virus first appeared in the 1950s it Philippines and Thailand. It is transmitted through the bite of infected mosquito. According to WHO almost 50 to 100 million people catch dengue every year.

Hanta virus

 Hanta virus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) first gained attention in the UK in 1993. It is transmitted through exposure to droppings , urine etc. of infected nice

Democracy and Economic Structure

 Democracy in the modern age necessitates planned central direction as well as decentralisation political and economic power , in so far as this is compatible with the safety of the state, with efficient production and the cultural progress of the community as a whole. The smallest territorial unit should be able to exercise effective control over its corporate life by means of a popularly elected panchayat. In so far as it is possible, national and regional economic self sufficiency in the essential of life should be aimed at. In the case of industries, which in their nature have to be run on the large scale and on centralised basis, they should belong to the community, and they should be so organised that workers become not only Co - shares in the profit but are also increasingly associated with the management and administration of industry. Land , with its mineral resources , and all other means of production as well as distribution and exchange must belong to and be regulated ...

Bad Habits

Bad habits, such as over eating , drinking , or smoking, are very easy acquire. Once should fight against the force of habit. Even good things can be very harmful when done to excess. The wise man is conscious of his bad habits and checks them promptly. The use of tobacco has spread almost all over the world. Those who have acquired this bad habit would hardly be able to get rid of it. Alcohol, which is commoner in cold countries than in hot ones, does nobody good in any way and should be avoided altogether particularly in India. Alcohol, eve if taken in quantities tends to affect the health.

What is a Precis?

Hornby, in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary , explains precis as a "restatement in shortened form of the chief ideas , points etc. of a speech or piece of writing". Webster 's New World Dictionary defines it as a concise abridgement; summary; abstract. A precis is a condensed or shortened restatement of a bigger piece of writing. It is brief or short but also to the point i.e the superfluous part of the original passage is not included. It should be clear too. All the ambiguities of language or intricacies of details are excluded to give it exactness of meaning and precision in form.                       It would be wrong to consider precis a summary. A summary is a loose brief reading. It is generally very short without caring for order and style. A paraphrase includes some details too while a substance is a still shorter form than a summary. Distinct form all these a precis maintains the system or arguments, the full spirit...

The Advantages of Poverty

 Poverty is wrongly considered an evil. The poor led a happier life than rich. The children of rich men are not so fortunate as those of poor men. The home of Poverty , free from care and social envy , is characterization by love and unity among its members. Most of the great men on earth are those who have sprung from the ranks of the poor. To abolish poverty would be to destroy the soil upon which mankind produces the virtues conductive to higher civilization.