HOW TO REDUCE OR PREVENT DISEASE?

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Being hygeinic?
Simple hygeine measures can prevent the spread of diease>
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Give examples of being hygeinic?
Washing your hands before preparing food or after you've sneezed can stop you from infecting someone
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Destroying vectors
By getting rid of the organisms that carry the disease, you can prevent the disease from being passed on.
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How can you kill vectors that are insects?
Using insectides or by destroying their habitat to stop them from breeding again
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Isolating infected individuals
Isolating someone who has a communicable disease can prevent them from passing it on to anyone else
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Vaccination
Vaccinating people and animals against communicable diseases means they cant develop the infection and then pass it on to someone else
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Washing your hands before preparing food or after you've sneezed can stop you from infecting someone

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Give examples of being hygeinic?

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By getting rid of the organisms that carry the disease, you can prevent the disease from being passed on.

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Using insectides or by destroying their habitat to stop them from breeding again

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Isolating someone who has a communicable disease can prevent them from passing it on to anyone else

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