MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Public and Private Healthcare

A child in a ...

Question

A child in a family is suffering from measles. What precautions should be taken to protect other children of the family from this disease?

Open in App

Solution

Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the measles virus.
Prevention :
• Measles is best prevented by Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine.
• Other children and family members need to keep some distance for some time.
• Don't use towels, or any material of an infected person.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

Q. A child suffering from thalassemia is born to a normal couple. But the mother is being blamed by the family for delivering a sick baby.
(a) What is thalassemia?
(b) How would you counsel the family not to blame the mother for delivering a child suffering from this disease? Explain.
(c) List the values your counselling can propagate in the families.

Which among the following precautions should be taken if a person around you is suffering from a communicable disease?

Q. If someone in the family gets infectious disease, what precautions will you advice to the other family members?

Q. The haemophilia (bleeder’s or Royal disease) is found in males of a family. A girl from this family married a boy who suffered from this disease. They had two sons and two daughters. The possibility of the disease being passed on to the sons or daughters is

Q. In a population of N families, 50% of the families have three children, 30% of the families have two children and the remaining families have one child. What is the probability that a randomly picked child belongs to a family with two children?

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Public and Private Healthcare

CIVICS

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Public and Private Healthcare

Standard VII Civics

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon