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resistance high through sensible living ; (23) is to avoid people whom 

 you think have communicable diseases; (24) is to have plenty of 

 nourishing food at regular times, plenty of sleep, and work and play 

 in moderation ; (25) is never to worry, and to take proper precautions 

 in case of illness of others. 



VI. Animals (26) may cause disease, as the malarial parasite; 

 (27) may cause disease, as the Culex mosquito; (28) may spread 

 disease, as the house fly ; (29) may be parasites in two different hosts, 

 needing both to complete their life cycle ; (30) are only harmful if 

 they are parasites. 



VII. Malaria (31) may be controlled by killing off the Anopheles 

 mosquito; (32) is only known in the tropics; (33) is caused by 

 mosquitoes ; (34) may be cured by taking quinine ; (35) is caused by a 

 protozoan. 



VIII. The following animals may act as carriers of human disease : 



(36) rats; (37) birds; (38) pigs; (39) flies; (40) fleas. 



IX. We may improve conditions in our community (41) by 

 always voting for all public measures without investigating their 

 value because those who make the laws know best ; (42) by making 

 sure that our public water supply is protected by chlorination and 

 filtration if the source is not pure ; (43) by insisting upon pure milk 

 and regulations that provide for it; (44) by patronizing all stores 

 equally, clean and dirty ones; (45) by cooperation with the health 

 department. 



X. The protective health agencies of much value in a community 



are (46) the city council; (47) the board of aldermen; (48) the 

 board of health; (49) hospitals and sanitariums; (50) the division 

 of school health and hygiene. 



Achievement Test 



1. How have you cooperated with the health authorities in the 

 matter of quarantine after exposure to a communicable disease? 



2. What is the value of acquired immunity? 



3. What is the story of malaria in Microbe Hunters? 



4. What is the story of yellow fever in either Microbe Hunters or 

 Health Heroes? 



5: How may malaria and yellow fever be controlled ? 

 6. How may we get rid of flies ? 



