Spreading of Communicable Disease Through Food and Water


 
 
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Spreading of Communicable Disease Through Food and Water

Spreading of Communicable Disease

Through the water we drink: Some diseases spread through water, e.g., cholera, , etc. The cholera causing microbes enter a healthy person through the water he/ typhoid, jaundice she drinks and infect them. After floods or any other natural calamity, we are advised to drink boiled water. Why? This is because many disease-causing microorganisms are present in the water at that time. Boiling of water kills the microorganisms.

Through the food we eat: Protozoa, bacteria and spores of fungi are present in the soil, from where they enter our food. Therefore, we should wash fruits and vegetables after bringing them from the market.

Some food and water borne diseases are typhoid, hepatitis A, Jaundice, Diarrhoea etc.

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Question : 1

Elephantiasis is caused by _________________________.

Right Option : A
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Question : 2

The most common carrier of communicable diseases is ___________________

Right Option : B
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Question : 3

Which of the following diseases are spread through water?

Right Option : C
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