What are the various public health measures, which you would suggest as safeguard against infectious diseases?
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Maintenance of personal and public hygiene is very important as safeguard against infectious diseases.
Measures for personal hygiene include:
- Keeping the body clean
- Consumption of clean drinking water, food, vegetables, fruits, etc.
Measures for public hygiene includes:
- Proper disposal of waste and excreta
- Periodic cleaning and disinfection of water reservoirs pools, cesspools and tanks
- Observing standard practices of hygiene in public catering
- In cases of air-borne diseases such as pneumonia and common cold, close contact with the infected persons or their belongings should be avoided.
For diseases transmitted through insect vectors, the most important measure is to control or eliminate the vectors and their breeding places.
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