FOOD AND WATER PRECAUTIONS

Typhoid, hepatitis A, polio, traveler's diarrhea are transmitted by contaminated food and water.

INSECTS

Malaria, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and yellow fever are transmitted by infected mosquitos.

CONTAMINATED SOIL

Tetanus can be contracted from soil and can enter through broken skin. Parasites are found in soil and sand contaminated by cat or dog feces.

PERSON-TO-PERSON (coughing and sneezing)

Inluenza, diptheria, meningococcal disease and tuberculosis are transmitted from person to person through coughing or sneezing

PERSON-TO-PERSON (sexual activities or blood)

Hepatitus B and AIDS are transmitted by contaminated needles, syringes, blood and sexual activities.