Hello readers, 

In Health we have been studying about Death, Dying, and the Afterlife. We have learned about some different cultural beliefs and traditions. We have learned about death, cultural beliefs, different ways on what people do when someone dies.
My topic is about “Killer Diseases”.

I have chosen to investigate Killer diseases, which is called ‘Naegleria Fowleri” it’s commonly known as it’s English name to Brain eating Amoeba.

Interesting pieces of information about Naegleria Fowleri is how you can get it from all sorts of things.

Forcing tap water up the nostrils to clear a sinus problem. Squirting water up the nose from a hose to remove salt water after swimming in the Spencer gulf . You can also get them from lakes and in chlorinated water. Hot springs and even your bath tub.

This is the Discovery.

Getting a disease from Naegleria Fowleri would impact your Haoura badly. Taha Tinana would be from the brain slowing down, Taha Hinengaro would be pain and feeling the brain being eaten, Taha Whanau would be affected as well because if the brain eating amoeba ate the part where you speak or process things you wouldn’t be able to communicate very well. Taha Wairua would be impacted from not being able to pray or sing karakias.

There were a number of ways that I demonstrated respect towards other culture beliefs during this unit. I did this by being respectful and understanding that everyone is different.

 

Showing respect to others might enhance other people’s Haoura by, Taha Hinengaro because they don’t have to feel a lot of grief, ashamed or powerless to their emotions especially if they lost someone important to them you are being respectful. Taha Tinana because they don’t have to begin crying and wipe their tears or run out of the room from grief which shows that you’re being a respectful acceptive person to help this person cope. Taha Wairua because they know that their loved one is still with them inside of their heart and not making fun of that person for that loved one being dead is showing deep respect and kindness. Taha Whanau because you are being a good friend, who is supporting your friend in this bad time to help them cope while they are feeling let down, overwhelmed and helpless.

 

It is important that I take care of all areas of my hauora when I experience change, loss, or grief because if I don’t I might crumble down and my mental health and Haoura would go down pretty quickly.

 

I can take care of my hauora when I experience change, loss, or grief by talking to others and strengthening our connection which is Taha Whanau, going outside for a walk or visiting the grave which would be for Taha Tinana, Taha Hinengaro and Taha Wairua. 

 

The Whare Tapa Wha is a concept of the mind and body, there are four walls. The four walls represent the person as a whole and a being. The first wall is Taha Whanau which is social, social can be anything like talking to someone or hanging out. Taha Hinengaro is emotional, Taha Hinengaro plays a big part during puberty when it comes to hormones and the excessive changes of your emotions.  Taha Wairua is spiritual, it could be anything like praying or saying a karakia.

Taha Tinana is Physical, which is like going outside for a run, playing basketball, going for a walk, walking the dog and doing physical activities any of the sort.

It is important that we keep our four walls connected to make sure we are one with our mind and body during loss. It is hard but taking care of yourself can help with change, loss and grief.

Three things I am proud of during this unit would be,

Killer Diseases

this is a picture of the brain eating Amoeba. They are single celled organisms and they somewhat resemble a leech except leeches prey on the outer shell of humans not the inside or just one part like the Amoeba does.

Victorian Era

 

Down below is a picture of Memento Mori, which is when the dead is propped up for a photo with a family member one last time. Sometimes they actually painted onto the eyes pupils to make them seem more alive, a lot of the time you would see family members gather up for the photo. What was really common was this was usually meant for children and babies.

 

 

 

The Black Death

This is a plague doctor, who was usually trying out new cures to heal the infected. They believed wearing this whole heap of leather would protect them from getting sick from the plague. Inside of their beak was a bunch of herbs which was also believed to have helped them from not getting sick.