1. How many times did you fall ill in the last one year? What were
the illnesses?
(a) Think of one change you could make in your habits in order
to avoid any of/most of the above illnesses.
(b) Think of one change you would wish for in your
surroundings in order to avoid any of/most of the above
illnesses.
Answers
Answer:
fell ill twice in the last one year. The disease, I first suffered
from was diarrhoea and secondary the dengue fever.
(a) The changes I brought in my habits after suffering from these disease
to protect myself in near future are
(i) I will always drink clean, pure water and wash hands before eating
anything.
(ii) I will live in clean surroundings where disease spreading vectors
could not mulitply.
For example, mosquitoes.
(b) Pure drinking water should be available always. The intake of impure
water is the main cause of many infectious diseases.
Question 2:A doctor/nurse/health-worker is exposed to more sick
people than others in the community. Find out how she/he avoids
getting sick herself/himself.
Solution:A doctor/nurse/health-worker take following precautions to
avoid become sick themselves
(i) Get immunisation done against all the infectious diseases.
(ii) Take balanced diet (rich in proteins especially) to strengthen their
immune system.
(iii) Dispose off blood samples, urine or stool, sputum, etc., carefully.
(iv) Wear masks while diagnosing mouth or chest infections.
(v) Clean their hands and wear gloves even while doing minor surgeries.
Explanation:
I suffered last year from cough and cold (twice) and malaria (once).
(a) Change in habits : (i) Should avoid the company of persons suffering from cough and cold. (ii) Wear suitable clothes in order to give protection to the body during changing season and against mosquito bite.
(b) Change in surroundings : (i) Improve the sanitary conditions in the surroundings (ii) Do not allow water to collect near the houses, because it provides the breeding ground for mosquitoes.