Types and Harmful Physical, and Psychological Effects

1. Types and Harmful
Physical, and
Psychological Effects

2. QUACKERY
 a form of a health fraud, is any
advertisement, promotion, or sale of
products and services that have not
been scientifically proven safe and
effective.
dishonest practices and claims to have
special knowledge and skills in some
field, typically in medicine

3.  It is being operated by a quack.
A quack is an individual that
has little or no professional
qualifications to practice
medicine. He/She also
pretentiously uses meaningless
medical jargon and relies on
scare tactics, paranoid
accusations, and quick fixes.

4. Characteristics of health
quackery
 First, it is a big business. A huge
amount of money is spent on
fraudulent health products and
services.
 Second, it multiplies and spreads fast.
 Lastly, it thrives on individuals who are
diagnosed with illnesses that are
known to have no cure.

5. Forms of quackery
 a. Medical quackery Medical quackery includes cures,
treatments, and remedies of various health conditions
that are drugless or bloodless in nature.
 b. Nutrition quackery Nutrition quackery involves
promotion of food fads and other nutritional practices
that claim to be all-natural. These are believed to have
beneficial properties of multiple plants in one product.
 c. Device quackery Device quackery makes use of
miraculous gadgets (such as dials, gauges, electrodes,
magnets, and blinkers) that are believed to cure
certain health conditions.

6. Psychological and Physical effect
Psychological harm includes
irrational fears, guilt, anti social
behavior
Physically illness become worse,
body parts and deformities may
arise