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List the various public health measures as a safeguard against infectious diseases?

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Following are the public health measures, considered safe against infectious diseases. 

1. Maintenance of personal and public hygiene like proper disposal of waste and excreta through proper sanitation. 

2. Provision of safe water supply, periodic cleaning and disinfection of water reservoirs, pools, and tanks, etc. 

3. Standard practices of hygiene in public health catering. 

4. Avoiding stagnation of water in and around residential areas to prevent breeding of mosquitoes and vectors. 

5. Spraying of insecticides like DDT in ditches, drainage areas, swamps, etc., to prevent mosquito breeding. 

6. Measures against vector borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya, include fixing of wire meshes to doors and windows to prevent the entry of mosquitoes. 

7. Regular health camps, immunization (Vaccination) programmes to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.



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