back in the day
here in Nigeria

.. in the 1970s
.. in the 1980s

and

at a guess
before that time period
e.g
.. in the 1950s
.. in the 1960s

much emphasis
was placed on

HYGIENE
PERSONAL HYGIENE
GENERAL HYGIENE
PUBLIC HYGIENE

and
if my memory
serves correctly

ELEMENTARY HYGIENE
was taught as an independent subject
like
ENGLISH
ARITHMETIC i.e MATHEMATICS
in

Primary Schools
in Nigeria.

United Kingdom idioms like

HEALTH IS WEALTH

CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS

ETC

were taught to pupils in
Primary Schools
and
Secondary Schools

and

there was

MUCH ADO

about

HEALTH
GOOD HEALTH
HYGIENIC BEHAVIOUR
HYGIENIC BEST PRACTICE

i guess Nigeria
i.e
the HEALTH SECTOR of and in Nigeria
the EDUCATION SECTOR of and in Nigeria
the RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS of Nigeria

has/have

maintained this rigorous discipline
especially
in the face of the reality
of illnesses e.g CHOLERA, ETC
that
could ravage the country
if adequate hygiene is not maintained.



so it comes as a

WORRISOME SHOCK

to see on the internet

( .. not once )
( .. not twice )

on several occasions

activity
activities

that seem to suggest that the producer(s)
of such videos
are

ignorant imbeciles

as far as
HYGIENE IS CONCERNED

as far as
GOOD HEALTH IS CONCERNED

as far as
THE REALITY THAT
ILLNESSES CAN BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH SALIVA IS CONCERNED


and

a thought crosses the mind
that

perhaps
individual countries around the world
should

put in place
and
enforce

very strictly

LAWS

that ENSURE that :

(1) any creator or producer
creating or producing
images and imagery
showcasing
saliva and activity involving saliva
in any way at all
should

demonstrate that

they have

a sound basic education
a good basic education

from which they have
acquired
functional knowledge of elementary hygiene and
also acquired
a thorough understanding of the role that poor hygienic behaviour plays in the spread and transmission of illnesses.


(2) perhaps through the agency, assistance and involvement of the WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION ( WHO ) and any other SIMILAR BODIES RECOGNISED INTERNATIONALLY as being of PREMIUM STANDING REGARDING HEALTH DELIVERY that the images or videos are vetted by a HEALTH PROFESSIONAL RECOGNISED BY THE ORIGINATING COUNTRY OF THE VIDEO i.e BY THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE VIDEO IS PRODUCED AS A QUALIFIED AND ACCREDITED HEALTH AND WELLNESS MANAGEMENT PRACTIONER OF GOOD PROFESSIONAL STANDING
e.g
a Medical Doctor
a Pharmacist
a Nurse a Medical Laboratory Scientist a Pathologist a Clinical Pathologist a Microbiologist a Medical Microbiologist a Clinical Microbiologist a Biochemist a Medical Biochemist a Clinical Biochemist a Clinical Chemist a Virologist a Bacteriologist a Parasitologist an Epidemiologist Etc

as NOT ENCOURAGING ACTIVITY INVOLVING SALIVA THAT
COULD BE CONSIDERED
TO BE UNHYGIENIC

when assayed from

a MEDICAL POINT OF VIEW
a PHARMACEUTICAL POINT OF VIEW
a HEALTH SCIENCES POINT OF VIEW
a BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES POINT OF VIEW
a SCIENCE POINT OF VIEW

as NOT ENCOURAGING ACTIVITY INVOLVING SALIVA THAT
COULD BE
CAPABLE
DIRECTLY OR POTENTIALLY
OF LEADING TO
A SPREAD OF ILLNESSES
AND/OR
A TRANSMISSION OF ILLNESSES
VIA
THE SALIVA ROUTE

when assayed from

a MEDICAL POINT OF VIEW
a PHARMACEUTICAL POINT OF VIEW
a HEALTH SCIENCES POINT OF VIEW
a BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES POINT OF VIEW
a SCIENCE POINT OF VIEW


for the purposes of
keeping the stuff simple
below are some screen-shots
of some stuff
that turns up on the internet

if and when
the surfer i.e the individual browsing
googles

ILLNESSES LINKABLE TO SALIVA

ILLNESSES LINKED TO SALIVA



illuminating stuff also turns up
on the internet

when and if
the surfer i.e the individual browsing
notes

the high quantum of

worrisome activity
worrisome activities

unhygienic activity
unhygienic activities

involving saliva and the use of saliva

in a sizeable number of the vast plethora of adult videos

available free on the internet
and
easily accessible by young persons under the age of 18 years and thus by whole loads of impressionable minors around the world

and

thereupon googles

ILLNESSES LINKABLE TO SALIVA AND UNHYGIENIC SEX

ILLNESSES LINKED TO SALIVA AND UNHYGIENIC SEX


it would seem
to be
a valid perception
that

in many countries around the world
respectable
Health and Wellness Management entities

such as
.. in their own respective countries ..
the equivalent(s)
and
the would-be equivalent(s)
of

the Nigeria Medical Association
the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health
the Ministries of Health in the (36) States of Nigeria

the Nigeria Federal Minister for Health
the State Commissioners for Health in the (36) States of Nigeria

the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control

the Nigeria Dental and Medical Council

do not concern themselves with
and
do not involve themselves with

the regulation

.. from a Health of the/their Citizenry point of view ..

of the unhygienic content of adult videos
produced in their country, if any.

it may be
a difficult task for them to
find a way to regulate
the unhygienic content of adult videos produced in another country and posted on the internet

however

in view of the fact that
unhygienic activity can lead to the transmission and spread of illnesses

which is a
POTENTIAL LAND MINE
health wise
for any country

there may be merit
in such respectable entities
adopting a regulatory approach
to content
that could lead to the transmission and spread of illnesses
that is/are produced or created by
producers and creators in their own individual countries, if any.

it may be possible that
generally
people consider the viewing of adult videos
to be
in the area of

voyeurism
individual voyeurism

individual privacy

individual personal idiosyncrasies

and thus
respectable
Health & Wellness Management entities
do not concern themselves

with the content of adult videos.

however,
in view of the happenstance that
such unhygienic activity
which if copied and practised by
their general citizenry

could lead to

the transmission and spread of illnesses

it may be a good idea for
individual countries to
ENACT LAWS
THAT EMPOWER
THEIR HEALTH AND WELLNESS MANAGEMENT ENTITIES

to regulate

AND WHERE NECESSARY SANCTION

producers and creators
in their own individual countries
if any,
that produce or create

content with i.e containing unhygienic activity

[ TO BE CONTINUED ]

By sam

Samuel Ojekwe is essentially just your basic everyday fellow that you see in your neighbourhood while you go about doing your stuff and who, like you, wishes and hopes that the world becomes a better place for all of us.