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Controlling Infectious Diseases
Protecting Yourself
 Stay away from people who are sick
 Wash your hands
 Maintain a healthy diet
 Get plenty of rest and exercise
 Vaccines
Protecting Others
 Pathogens are spread by direct person to person
contact, indirect contact with another person, through
contaminated food or water, and through contact with
insects or animals.
 Communities offer free flu shots before the season.
Many communities offer vaccination programs for
preschool children. Communities also warn people
when a disease outbreak is coming.
 Public health officials use animals to track the spread of
diseases carried by insects. Often these animals
become infected before people do.
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