a) Control of Rabies:
1. Parental rabies vaccination of owned dogs.
2. Sterlization of pet dogs.
3. Unwanted dogs should not be abondoned.
4. Animal birth control attempt should be made to sterilize the stray dog population or other methods of birth control should be investigated.
5. Suitable infrastructure for garbage disposal, to prevent the accumulation of waste in and around residential areas.
This attracts stray and ownerless dog packs to these areas.
Vaccination:
Sufficient and affordable cell culture vaccine should be available for post exposure treatment. Mass oral vaccination of the stray dog population.
b) When we fall sick our normal body functions will be affected the digestion will be slow, so it is advised to take bland and nourishing food when we are sick.
c) The infectious diseases are spread through contaminated air, water, food and vectors like mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, snails and even lice.
d)
1. Encouraging sick students and staff to stay at home and seek medical attention for several illnesses.
2. Facilitating hand hygiene by supplying soap and paper towels and teaching good hand hygiene practicles.
3. Cleaning of class room materials and surfaces.
4. Daily announcements about preventing infectious diseases.
5. Encouraging students and staff to get annual influenza vaccination.
e) The creation of immunity against a particular disease, by vaccination of an organism for the purpose of making it immune to a particular pathogen (disease causing organ¬ism) is called immunisation.
f) More children are being protected against vaccine preventable diseases, such as tuberculosis tetanus, pertusis (Whooping cough), diphtheria, polio, measles and now hepatitis – A, B then ever before.
The public health programme of childhood immunisation for preventing infectious diseases.
g) Measles and jaundice.
