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Based on the following information, answer the questions given below:

Maintenance of personal and public hygiene is very important for prevention and control of many infectious diseases. Measures for personal hygiene include keeping the body clean, consumption of clean drinking water, food, vegetables, fruits, etc. Public hygiene includes proper disposal of waste and excreta; periodic cleaning and disinfection of water reservoirs, pools, and tanks. These measures are particularly essential where the infectious agents are transmitted through food and water such as typhoid, amoebiasis and ascariasis. In cases of air-borne diseases such as pneumonia and common cold, in addition to the above measures, close contact with the infected persons or their belongings should be avoided. For diseases such as malaria and filariasis that are transmitted through insect vectors, the most important measure is to control or eliminate the vectors and their breeding places. This can be achieved by avoiding stagnation of water in and around residential areas, regular cleaning of household coolers, use of mosquito nets, introducing fishes like Gambusia in ponds that feed on mosquito larvae, spraying of insecticides in ditches, drainage areas and swamps, etc.

Avoiding contact with infected people and keeping the body clean can help prevent which of the following diseases in particular?

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Ringworm

b

Typhoid

c

Ascariasis

d

Malaria

answer is A.

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Ringworm is a fungal infection caused by Microsporum or Epidermophyton or Trichophyton. It is spread by direct skin-to-skin contact with infected people or pets, or indirectly by contact with items such as barber clippers, hair from infected people, shower stalls or floors. The preventive measures that can be taken include:

Skin should be kept clean and dry.

Fingernails and toenails should be clipped periodically.

Clothing (towels, sheets, or other personal items) must not be shared with others.

Hands should be washed with soap regularly.

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