Why Do Genetically Modified Organisms Have On Public Health

The transportation of people, food, and manufactured goods have a great impact on public health. Many of the less developed countries do not have the same health and sanitary regulations that more developed countries do. When food, goods, and people travel from one country to another, they also carry with them the diseases that are in that particular country. This transportation of diseases causes a huge negative impact on public health. Many steps can be and should be taken to keep these diseases from spreading. Overall each country should check to make sure that all the imports are up to their sanitation standards. This way anything that is brought into a country will be healthier for the people that are buying them. Other ways to keep diseases from spreading are by making sure

that anyone that travels has their vaccinations up to date. This way they will be less exposed to getting any kind of sickness while they are out having a great time in other countries. Foodborne illnesses are very common in foods that are imported from other countries. The more food that is exported and imported from countries, the less that they can be checked for bacteria or other parasites that can cause any illness for the consumers. Also, the more that food is exposed to other types of bacteria the more they can produce foodborne illnesses.

When it comes to Genetically Modified Organisms, I have a neutral point of view. I see the negative outcomes of it but I also see the way it can benefit the whole world. Genetically Modified Organisms means that we are messing with nature and how it naturally works. This, on the long run, can cause many effects on humans. Genetically modifying food can lead to us having some mutation in our DNA just because we are eating foods that were modified. There are many people out there looking for organic food because they believe that the food now have to many chemicals and hormones. Small farmers can no longer make a living because they are competing with large companies that can make twice as much goods as they can in half the amount of time. On the other hand, these foods are more resistant to parasites, they grow faster, and they have higher yield of proteins in them. The ability to grow more food faster and without parasites means that there will be more people on the earth with food. There are too many people living on different parts of the world that do not have enough food to

eat. Having more food available for more people with more proteins than normal food can make up for the food that they are lacking. In a way the pros do overcome the cons but not everyone sees it that way. To other the cons may way more then the pros. In the end, it all comes up to what you believe is better and how you feel this will affect our way of life.