Presentation on communicable diseases

Communicable Diseases

Presentation Overview

Case StudyTreatment for Communicable DiseasesPrevention of Communicable Diseases

Common Symptoms of Communicable Diseases

Mode of transmission of Communicable Diseases

Causes of Communicable DiseasesCommon Communicable Diseases

What is Communicable Disease(CD)?

What Is Communicable Disease(CD)?

Is an illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxins which can be directly or indirectly passed to a healthy person.

Caused by organisms or viruses (called Pathogens) that enter and multiply within the human body.

Also known as Contagious or Infectious diseases.

Common Communicable Diseases

Mode of Transmission of CDs

Pathogen Transmission in CDs

Common Symptoms of CDs

Appetite Loss

Diarrhoea

Coughs and

Sneezes

Fever

Exhaustion

Involuntary

Muscle Spasms and Pain

in the Muscles

Nausea

Swelling and

Redness in

Affected Areas

Common Symptoms of CDs(Cont…)

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Prevention of Communicable Diseases

Mass Vaccination

against specific diseases

Control of Vectors

Clean Water Supply

Prevention of Communicable Diseases (Cont…)

Treatment for

Communicable

Diseases

Anti-biotics

Anti-fungal

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Anti-parasit

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Anti-virals

Case Study: GastroenteritisViral gastroenteritis is a highly

contagious disease.

Spreads by sharing food or eating and drinking from contaminated

utensils.

Depending on the specific virus, gastroenteritis lasts from one to

two days or up to 10 days.

Two known causes of viral gastroenteritis are rotavirus and

norovirus.

Pink eye is a common name for a highly contagious form of bacterial or viral

conjunctivitis.The virus that causes the common cold

causes viral pink eye.

Staphylococcus or streptococcus cause bacterial pink eye.

Avoid touching the infected eye and wash your hands frequently.

Avoid reusing towels or washcloths in contact with the eye.

Case Study: Pink Eye

Hepatitis is a viral infection of the liver.

Three types of hepatitis are hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and

hepatitis C.Hepatitis causes

inflammation of the liver that lead to life threating

conditions.Treatment include

medications or liver transplantation.

Case Study: Hepatitis

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