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Primary prevention measures include maintaining proper hygiene, hand washing, and encouraging people not to defecate outdoors and improving sewage disposal systems. | [[Primary prevention]] measures include maintaining proper hygiene, hand washing, and encouraging people not to defecate outdoors and improving sewage disposal systems. | ||
==Primary Prevention== | ==Primary Prevention== |
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Overview
Primary prevention measures include maintaining proper hygiene, hand washing, and encouraging people not to defecate outdoors and improving sewage disposal systems.
Primary Prevention
- Wash your hands with soap and warm water before handling food.
- Teach children the importance of washing hands to prevent infection.
- Wash, peel, or cook all raw vegetables and fruits before eating, particularly those that have been grown in soil that has been fertilized with manure.
- Transmission of infection to others can be prevented by:
- Not defecating outdoors.
- Effective sewage disposal systems.