โ Maintenance of `color{Violet}"personal and public hygiene"` is very important for prevention and control of many infectious diseases.
โ Measures for personal hygiene include keeping the `color{Violet}"body clean"`; consumption of `color{Violet}"clean drinking water"`, `color{Violet}"food"`, vegetables, fruits, etc.
โ Public hygiene includes `color{Violet}"proper disposal"` of `color{Violet}"waste and excreta"`; `color{Violet}"periodic cleaning"` and `color{Violet}"disinfection of water reservoirs"`, pools, cesspools and tanks and observing standard practices of hygiene in public catering.
โ These measures are particularly essential where the infectious agents are transmitted through food and water such as `color{Violet}"typhoid, amoebiasis"` `color{Violet}"and ascariasis"`.
โ In cases of air-borne diseases such as `color{Violet}"pneumonia and"` `color{Violet}"common cold"`, in addition to the above measures, `color{Violet}"close contact"` with the infected persons or their belongings should be avoided.
โ For diseases such as `color{Violet}"malaria and filariasis"` that are transmitted through `color{Violet}"insect vectors"`, the most important measure is to `color{Violet}"control or eliminate"` the vectors and their breeding places.
โ This can be achieved by `color{Violet}"avoiding stagnation"` of water in and around residential areas, `color{Violet}"regular cleaning"` of household coolers, use of `color{Violet}"mosquito nets"`, introducing fishes like `color{Violet}"๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ข"` in ponds that feed on mosquito larvae, spraying of insecticides in ditches, drainage areas and swamps, etc.
โ In addition, doors and windows should be `color{Violet}"provided with wire mesh"` to prevent the entry of mosquitoes.
โ Such precautions have become all the more important especially in the light of recent widespread incidences of the vector-borne (`color{Violet}"๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด mosquitoes"`) diseases like `color{Violet}"dengue and chikungunya"` in many parts of India.
โ Maintenance of `color{Violet}"personal and public hygiene"` is very important for prevention and control of many infectious diseases.
โ Measures for personal hygiene include keeping the `color{Violet}"body clean"`; consumption of `color{Violet}"clean drinking water"`, `color{Violet}"food"`, vegetables, fruits, etc.
โ Public hygiene includes `color{Violet}"proper disposal"` of `color{Violet}"waste and excreta"`; `color{Violet}"periodic cleaning"` and `color{Violet}"disinfection of water reservoirs"`, pools, cesspools and tanks and observing standard practices of hygiene in public catering.
โ These measures are particularly essential where the infectious agents are transmitted through food and water such as `color{Violet}"typhoid, amoebiasis"` `color{Violet}"and ascariasis"`.
โ In cases of air-borne diseases such as `color{Violet}"pneumonia and"` `color{Violet}"common cold"`, in addition to the above measures, `color{Violet}"close contact"` with the infected persons or their belongings should be avoided.
โ For diseases such as `color{Violet}"malaria and filariasis"` that are transmitted through `color{Violet}"insect vectors"`, the most important measure is to `color{Violet}"control or eliminate"` the vectors and their breeding places.
โ This can be achieved by `color{Violet}"avoiding stagnation"` of water in and around residential areas, `color{Violet}"regular cleaning"` of household coolers, use of `color{Violet}"mosquito nets"`, introducing fishes like `color{Violet}"๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ข"` in ponds that feed on mosquito larvae, spraying of insecticides in ditches, drainage areas and swamps, etc.
โ In addition, doors and windows should be `color{Violet}"provided with wire mesh"` to prevent the entry of mosquitoes.
โ Such precautions have become all the more important especially in the light of recent widespread incidences of the vector-borne (`color{Violet}"๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด mosquitoes"`) diseases like `color{Violet}"dengue and chikungunya"` in many parts of India.