Disease Control Methods

What is the main purpose of using an antiseptic on a cut?

What is the key difference between a disinfectant and a sterilant?

What is the purpose of vector control?

What is an example of a vector?

Why is sanitation important?

What is the main difference between the flamethrower and the bazooka?

What is the role of a vector in the transmission of disease?

What is sanitation used to prevent and control?

What is the primary purpose of a vaccine?

What is the function of antiseptics, disinfectants, and similar agents?

What is the result of getting vaccinated?

Why do we use vaccines and other disease prevention methods?

What can be used to clean and disinfect wounds?

What is the analogy between the virtual game and real-world disease prevention?

Getting vaccinated is like wearing armor to protect against pathogens, which can cause disease and harm health.
A vaccine is a preparation containing part of, or a weakened version of, a pathogen, improving the immune system's fight against disease.
Vaccination shields against specific bacteria or viruses, reducing harm if infected.

Antiseptics are agents that kill most microbes on living tissue, used to clean wounds and prevent infection.
Examples of antiseptics include alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, and iodine.
Disinfectants kill most microbes on inanimate objects or surfaces, but not all living microbes.
Sterilants kill all living microbes on inanimate objects or surfaces, making them more powerful than disinfectants.

Vectors are living agents that harbor and transmit pathogens to other living beings, such as mosquitoes, birds, or mammals.
Examples of vector control include eliminating stagnant water that breeds mosquitoes and using chemicals to fumigate areas to kill mosquitoes.
Vector control is crucial in preventing the spread of diseases like yellow fever.

Sanitation is the process of filtering water, cleaning sewage, neutralizing toxins, and collecting waste to promote public health.
Sanitation helps prevent the spread of disease by removing garbage, feces, dead animals, and toxins from water pipes and city streets.