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how do technological change contribute to the control and occurence of illness and disease?

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2. Thats a very good question (even if it is coursework?!), beats the usual 'my childs got an itchy foot, is it meningitis?' type questions that usually turn up on here. Well, technology can be a good thing. Biotechnology allows far more accurate diagnostics to be available, relatively cheaply. Rapid-tests for MRSA for instance are one example of this. Another example would be the clever bits of machinery can also decontaminate hospital beds or even whole rooms. Technology also allows far more sophisticated surveillance systems to be set up, that allows the origin and spread of an infectious disease to be closely monitored, and the exact strain of the disease to be specified (which will have implications for disease severity, resistance patterns, and treatment). My speciality is infection, hence the examples above. Breast cancer screening and key hole surgery using monitors and fibre-optics would be non-infectious examples. Is there a down side to advancing technology? Well i guess making it actually work on the front line is difficult. You can have all the smart bits of kit you want, but if its not affordable, easy to operate and perhaps transportable (depending on what it is), then its impact will be minimal. There is perhaps also the danger of people becoming complacent in their behaviour in relation to spread of illness and disease, being overly reliant on technology rather than washing their hands and covering their mouth when they cough.