Transmission of Diseases
* Air, water, food, physical contact and vectors are means of transmission of infection disease.
* Prevention of diseases is more desirable that it’s successful treatment.
* Availability of proper and sufficient food for everybody is a basic principle of prevention of infectious diseases.
* Immunization is another way to prevent infectious disease.
* Infection disease can be prevented by providing public hygiene and immunization to everyone.
Infection Diseases and Their Prevention
* Malaria is caused by a tiny parasitic protozoan called plasmodium.
* Amoebiasis or amoebic dysentery is another disease caused by a protozoan called Entamoeba histolytica that lives in the large instestine of human beings.
* Maintaining both personal and public hygiene is crucial for the prevention and control of several infectious diseases.
* Most infection diseases like typoid, amoebiasis and ascariasis are spread by vectors that are transmitted via contaminated food and water.
* To prevent air –borne diseases like pneumonia and the common cold from spreading, care must be taken to avoid contact with infected persons and their belongings.