inTRODUCTION
Many of the most common diseases are
Disease prevention
and control is a very
important health
concern because it
affects the quality of
peoples life.
Communicable
disease not only
threatens the sick
person but also his/
her family and the
society in general. Thus, protecting
ourselves and our families from
diseases is both a personal and social
responsibility. Communicable diseases
are those diseases that may be
transmitted from person to person,
COMMUNIC food, water and/or animals and are
the most common cause of school
absenteeism.
ABLE
How do these communicable
diseases spread?
1. physical contact with an infected
DISEASE person, such as through touch
(staphylococcus), sexual
intercourse (gonorrhea, HIV),
fecal/oral transmission (hepatitis
A), or droplets (influenza, TB)
2. contact with a contaminated
PREVENTION surface or object (Norwalk virus),
food (salmonella, E. coli), blood
(HIV, hepatitis B), or water
(cholera);
3. bites from insects or animals
capable of transmitting the
disease (mosquito: malaria and
yellow fever; flea: plague); and
4. travel through the air, such as
tuberculosis or measles
caused by PATHOGEN . Some
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