General ways of preventing infection:

(i) Increasing personal hygiene.

(ii) Avoiding exposure to air-borne pathogens by inhabiting in a less crowded place.

(iii) Consuming safe drinking water and food to prevent water and food-borne diseases.

(iv) Keeping the surroundings clean in order to prevent vector-borne diseases.

(v) Taking proper vaccines at appropriate time or age.

(v) Using protective measures during sexual contact to eliminate the risk of sexually-transmitted pathogens.