NEETZoologyHuman Health and Diseases
What measures are particularly essential for preventing the spread of infectious diseases transmitted through food and water?
Options
- AKeeping the body clean
- BConsuming clean food and water
- CAvoiding close contact with infected persons
- DSpraying insecticides in ditches, drainage areas and swamps
Correct answer
B. Consuming clean food and water
Step-by-step solution
Measures such as consuming clean drinking water, food, vegetables, and fruits are particularly essential for preventing the spread of infectious diseases transmitted through food and water such as typhoid, amoebiasis, and ascariasis. Public hygiene measures include proper disposal of waste and excreta, periodic cleaning and disinfection of water reservoirs, pools, cesspools, and tanks, and observing standard practices of hygiene in public catering.