How many times did you fall ill in the last one year? What were the illnesses?
(a). Think of one change you could make in your habits in order to avoid any of/most of the above illnesses.
(b). Think of one change you would wish for in your surroundings in order to avoid any of/most of the above illnesses.
I fell ill twice in the last year. I suffered from diarrhoea first and then dengue fever.
(a) The changes made by me in my habits after suffering from these diseases are -
(i) I will always drink purified and clean water and wash my hands before eating any food item.
(ii) I will live in a clean environment where disease spreading vectors will not multiply. Example of multiplying vectors are mosquitoes.
(b) One change I would wish for in our surroundings in order to have a healthy society is by making pure drinking water available for the people. Consuming impure water is the root cause of many infectious diseases
Answered by Shivani Kumari | 2 years agoUnder which of the following conditions are you most likely to fall sick?
(a) when you are taking examinations.
(b) when you have travelled by bus and train for two days.
(c) when your friend is suffering from measles. Why?
Under which of the following conditions is a person most likely to fall sick?
(a) when she is recovering from malaria.
(b) when she has recovered from malaria and is taking care of someone suffering from chicken-pox.
(c) when she is on a four-day fast after recovering from malaria and is taking care of someone suffering from chicken-pox. Why?
A baby is not able to tell her/his caretakers that she/he is sick. What would help us to find out
(a) that the baby is sick?
(b) what is the sickness?
Conduct a survey in your neighborhood to find out what the three most common diseases are. Suggest three steps that could be taken by your local authorities to bring down the incidence of these diseases.
A doctor/nurse/health-worker is exposed to more sick people than others in the community. Find out how she/he avoids getting sick herself/himself.