Preventing Or Reducing Disease

Question 1

Name 4 things which can prevent disease

Answer 1

1) being hygienic
2) destroying vectors
3) isolating infected individuals
4) vaccination

Question 2

How can being hygienic prevent disease

Answer 2

Eg washing your hands thoroughly before preparing food or after you sneeze can stop infecting another person

Question 3

How can destroying vectors prevent disease

Answer 3

Vectors that are insects can be killed using insecticides or by destroying their habitat so that they can no longer breed

Question 4

How can isolating infected individuals prevent disease

Answer 4

Prevents them from passing it on

Question 5

How can vaccination prevent disease

Answer 5

They can’t develop the infection and pass it in