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Which preventive measure is most effective against air-borne diseases?

Wearing masks and covering the mouth while sneezing help prevent the spread of air-borne diseases like pneumonia and common cold. This follows from NCERT principle where relation explains outcome clearly for students.

Ref: NCERT Biology Textbook for Class XI and XII (Zoology section), Chapter: Biology - Zoology portion covering relevant system and function, Topic: Structural organization and physiology.

Strict quarantine laws are aimed at preventing:

Quarantine statutes aim primarily at exclusion of exotic pests, pathogens and weeds not present in importing country, preventing establishment of new epidemics that could devastate agriculture and trade. Under Plant Quarantine Regulation Order 2003 enforced by NBPGR, every consignment requires phytosanitary certificate from source nation, inspection upon arrival for insects such as shot hole borer Xyleborus ferrugineus, fungi such as Dothidella ulei causing South American leaf blight, and weed seeds. Provisions include post-entry quarantine growing for one vegetative season, treatment with sys

Ref: Plant Quarantine Order 2003 Indiankanoon; IPPC ISPM 2 Pest Risk Analysis; e-coursesonline quarantine prevention objective.