MCQ IN MEDICINE

MEDICINE MCQ

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What can you do to prevent mosquitoes from breeding around your home?
A
Change the water in the vase regularly
B
Make sure that toilets and bathrooms are kept dry
C
keep the drain fill with water
D
Empty out or overturn any water containers around your home
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Use an effective mosquito repellent, containing either picaridin or diethyltoulamide (DEET) on all exposed skin. Remove stagnant water around the house so mosquitoes cannot breed. Change the water in pet drinking bowls, bird baths and vases at least once a week.

Detailed explanation-2: -Remove Standing Water Where Mosquitoes Lay Eggs Mosquitoes lay eggs near water. Tightly cover water storage containers (buckets, cisterns, rain barrels) so mosquitoes cannot get inside to lay eggs. For containers without lids, use wire mesh with holes smaller than an adult mosquito.

Detailed explanation-3: -By eliminating breeding places for mosquitoes, such as stagnant water bodies, puddles, small ponds, etc. By spraying insecticides such as DDT at breeding locations, adult as well as larvae mosquitoes can be killed. By introducing fishes such as Gambusia in small ponds which specialize in eating mosquitoes.

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