BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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An increase in availability of Hepatitis B vaccines
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Funding for educational programs encouraging practicing protected sex
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Government funding for medicines that treat people suffering from AIDS
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Sanitation practices to provide clean drinking water
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Increased use of DDT to control mosquito populations around the equator
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Detailed explanation-1: -Building pipes and pumps around villages can deliver clean water, while building toilets and sewage systems can eliminate unhygienic practices like open defecation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Water and sanitation improvements may aid in the control of a range of illnesses, particularly those transferred by water. Polluted water can spread cholera, malaria, jaundice, typhoid, diarrhea, dysentery, and other illnesses. Such illnesses can be prevented if everyone has access to safe drinking water.
Detailed explanation-3: -Universal access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, and hygiene has the potential to reduce the global disease burden by 10%. Increasing access to safe drinking water and sanitation services can prevent many diarrheal deaths.