A city that depended on tourist dollars had feedback that tourists were saying they were never returning because of the constant mosquito bites. Which of the following actions should be taken by the city?
a. Do not have any tourist events at dawn or dusk.
b. Have everyone in town search for and remove any standing stagnant water.
c. Give free bug repellent to each tourist.
d. Tell tourists to avoid wearing bright colors.
ANS: B
Knowing the reservoirs for infectious agents is important, because, in some cases, transmission can be controlled by eliminating the reservoir, such as eliminating the standing water where mosquitoes breed. The other interventions, not having events at dusk or dawn, providing bug repellent, and wearing bright colors are ways the tourists can cope with the mosquitos that are present, but they do not eliminate the breeding and presence of the mosquitos.
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