Which one of the following diseases can be prevented by draining stagnant water around homesteads?

Which one of the following diseases can be prevented by draining stagnant water around homesteads?
A. Tuberculosis.
B. Typhoid.
C. Cholera.
D. Malaria.

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The correct answer is D. Malaria.

Malaria is spread by mosquitoes, which breed well in a moist/water masses.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on July 29, 2019 at 09:42

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