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To help prevent worsening of risks from infectious diseases, it is important to reduce the use of _____.

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It is very important to reduce the risk of DDT.

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The correct answer is - DDT.

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DDT was a very common pesticide for control insects in the US until it was banned due to its harmful effect on the environment and organisms due to its toxicity that leads to negative impacts directly. It was first used in WW II to control malaria, lice, and plague.

It is advised to not or use very little of DDT in infection due to the use of DDT can result in the development of the resistant strains of the infectious cause. The resistance strains can lead to worsening the risk of infection.

Thus, the correct answer is - DDT.

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