1. (1) Environment. (i) A clean physical environment with the help of public health services. (ii) A congenial social environment. (2) Personal hygiene. Personal cleanliness prevents catching up of infectious diseases. (3) Nourishment. Intake of a proper balanced diet keeps the immune system strong. (4Read more

    (1) Environment. (i) A clean physical environment with the help of public health services. (ii) A congenial social environment.
    (2) Personal hygiene. Personal cleanliness prevents catching up of infectious diseases.
    (3) Nourishment. Intake of a proper balanced diet keeps the immune system strong.
    (4) Vaccination. -Timely vaccination against major disease (e.g., polio, T.B., chicken pox, etc.) protects one self from catching those diseases.

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  2. Disease (Old French disease = lack of ease) is a disorder in a human, Animal for plant caused by infection, diet or by faulty functions of a process. Types of disease. (i) on the basis of duration. Acute or chronic diseases. (ii) on the basis of period of occurrence. Congenital and acquired diseasesRead more

    Disease (Old French disease = lack of ease) is a disorder in a human, Animal for plant caused by infection,
    diet or by faulty functions of a process.
    Types of disease. (i) on the basis of duration. Acute or chronic diseases.
    (ii) on the basis of period of occurrence. Congenital and acquired diseases.
    (iii) On the basis of causal agents. Infectious and non-infectious. Infectious or communicable diseases can be
    contagious or non-contagious. Non-infectious disease may be deficiency disease, metabolic disease,
    degenerative disease, allergy, cancer and injury.
    Example of infectious disease. Influenza, tuberculosis, pneumonia.
    Example of non-infectious disease. Cancer, diabetes.

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