Communicable Diseases

Communicable Diseases
Related Category: Pathology
illnesses caused by microorganisms and transmitted from an infected person or animal to another person or animal.
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Dr David Heymann, WHO executive director of communicable diseases, added that a fourth hypothesis also exists. "It is possible that both are common viruses: one found in all the patients, even though it's not causing disease ...
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Exposure of medical personnel to communicable diseases
The emotional consequences of life support touch patients, families, and medical caregivers. These repercussions arise from:
The frightening environment of an ICU ...
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Hepatitis A is decreasing, and hepatitis B is rapidly increasing. It is fourth among the 30 leading communicable diseases.
TREATMENT" ...
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Even so, osteoporosis was not precisely defined as a disease until 1994. The World Health Organization (WHO) has since identified osteoporosis as a priority health issue along with other major non-communicable diseases.
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We have known for several years that breastfed babies have a lower incidence of respiratory infections, ear infections and diarrhea as well as greater protection against measles, chicken pox and other communicable diseases.
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