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Prevention, , and Control of Infectious, , Diseases, , The following measures can prevent/control the intectious diNeases, A. For diseases transmitted through food and water like typhoid, amoebiasis, ascariasis., Maintenance of personal hygiene: By keeping the boxdy cean, consumingg cdean drinking, , (, , water, food, vegetables, , and, , truit, , (n Maintenance of public hygiene: Proper disponal of wastes and excreta, periodic cleaning, and disinfection of water reservoirs, and pools, tanks, standard practice of hygiene in publc, caterin, B., , For Air-borne diseases like prneumenia, common cold, () Maintain peronal hygiene., (i) Maintain public hygiene., (tin Ckse contact with infected persons or their belongings should be avoided., , C. For vector-borne diseases like malaria, filariasis dengue chikunguniya to above measures,, close conlact with infected persons or their belongings should be avoided., (0 Eradicatin of vectors arnd their brerding places, , (i) Use of mosquito nets., (i) Avoid stagnation of water, , Human Health and Diseases, , 297, , (te) Introduce fishes like Gmbusia in ponds that ferd on monquito Larvas., () Spray insecticides in ditches drainage areas, swamps, , Wire mesh at doors and windows to prevent entry of mosquitoes, D. Vaccination and immunisation programmes for diseases like polio, diphtheria, tetanus, etc., E. Use of antibiotics and drugs to treat the intferted person, (v'i)