If a disease is communicable, that means that it can be spread from person to person. Isolation is important for people with communicable diseases so that the disease does not spread to other people and cause an epidemic.
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Diseases are frequently referred to as communicable or non-communicable. Communicable diseases comprise infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and measles, while non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are mostly chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and diabetes. That leads to the term communicable.
Communicable: can be spread through a community (contagious) Non-Communicable: not spread with contact (usually genetic)
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What is the mortality rate of communicable diseases in the Philippines?
Chronic diseases and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are often used interchangeably, but there are distinctions. Chronic diseases refer to a broad category of long-lasting health conditions, which can include both communicable diseases (like HIV/AIDS) and non-communicable diseases. Non-communicable diseases specifically refer to conditions that are not transmitted from person to person, such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Therefore, all NCDs are chronic diseases, but not all chronic diseases are non-communicable.
Communicable lung diseases would be Tuberculosis, the common cold, HiNi flu, these are contagious. Non-communicable lung diseases would be asthma, COPD, and Lung cancer.
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Precautions for communicable diseases include: Use of protective gears Proper handwashing serving and preparing food clean and right isolating persons with communicable disease covering nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing Treatments: prompt detection of disease prompt medication and management isolation and thorough management
National Institute of Communicable Diseases was created in 1963.
Control of Communicable Diseases Manual was created in 1915.
Communicable diseases are diseases that pass from one human to another or from an animal to a human. Examples include impetigo, chicken pox, flu, tuberculosis and MRSA.