There are various ways of preventing the occurrence and spreading of communicable diseases. These are as follows:

● Maintain personal hygiene and good sanitary habits.

● Drink boiled drinking water.

● Spray insecticides and control breeding of mosquitoes by not allowing water to collect in the surroundings.

● Keep the infected person separated from others & advice him/ her to keep a handkerchief on the nose and mouth while sneezing.

● Timely vaccination against diseases should also be taken.

● Food must be kept covered.