Risk Factors to Health

Complete the sentence. If __________________ get into our food and drinks, they may give us food poisoning.

• dust

• germs

Unsafe or contaminated drinking water and poor sanitation can cause many diseases.

• true

• false

What is one way food poisoning can be prevented?

• Buy food from fast food places.

• Don't eat food that was in the fridge.

• Store food properly.

What is one way to prevent unsafe or contaminated drinking water?

• Drink water from a well that was not boiled.

• Use clean covered containers to collect and store water.

What is one way to prevent poor sanitation?

• Don't flush the toilet.

• Clean your house once a month.

• Don't clean up house pets' faeces.

• Use a toilet and clean it.

Other than vomiting, what is one disease that unsafe or contaminated drinking water will cause? Spell it correctly.

(a)