In self-isolation, the infected person should separate himself from
usceptibles by a distance of more than five feet, practice good personal hygiene, and
avoid the spreading of disease agents as much as possible.
(2) Quarantine. Quarantine is the restriction of movement or activities of well
persons who may have been exposed to contact with a communicable disease.
The purpose of Quarantine is to prevent contact between these
probable carriers and other people who have not been exposed.
An example of quarantine is the practice of excluding adult diphtheria
contacts from food-handling work until they are proven not to be carriers.
(3) Medical surveillance. Medical surveillance consists in observing and
supervising people who, through association with a disease source, have had an
opportunity to acquire a disease.
Surveillance of these contacts permits early recognition of disease
without restriction of movement.
In the presence of a threatened epidemic, examination of all troops
may be ordered.
(4) Treatment. Prompt and adequate treatment of disease sources assists in
the destruction of the infectious agent.
e. Control Methods Applicable to the Vehicle
(1) Agents that can transmit communicable disease. Air, food, water,
clothing, bedding, waste, people, and various forms of animal life in the environment
have the capacity to transmit communicable disease agents. Environmental sanitation
is essential for the control of transmitting agents.
(2) Principles in environmental sanitation. The following principles are
included in environmental sanitation:
Good personal hygiene by each individual
Avoidance of overcrowding and close physical contact
Proper ventilation of living quarters
Water purification
Careful selection and preparation of food
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