Many candidates performed fairly well on this question and scored fair marks. Most candidates could state the type of refuse namely J- dry refuse/waste and K wet refuse/waste/sewage/ Most candidates could correctly state animal vectors that breed on specimens J and K and the diseases associated with the specimens but lost marks due to spelling errors. Expected answers include:
Animal vectors that breed on specimen J
- Rat;
- Housefly;
- cockroach.
Animal vectors that breed on specimen K
- Housefly;
- Black fly;
- Female Aedes/Anopheles mosquito/mosquito;
Disease associated with specimen J
Typhoid; plague; dysemtery; cholera; diaorrhea.
Diseases associated with specimen K