This document discusses communicable diseases, including their causes, symptoms, modes of transmission, treatment and prevention. It defines a communicable disease as an illness caused by pathogens that can be directly or indirectly spread between people. Common symptoms include appetite loss, diarrhea, coughs, fever, exhaustion and muscle pain or swelling. Pink eye is highlighted as a common communicable disease that is usually caused by bacteria or viruses impacting the eye, and can be prevented by avoiding touching the infected eye and regularly washing hands.

1. Communicable Diseases

2. Case Study
Treatment for Communicable Diseases
Prevention of Communicable Diseases
Common Symptoms of Communicable Diseases
Mode of transmission of Communicable Diseases
Causes of Communicable Diseases
Common Communicable Diseases
What is Communicable Disease(CD)?

3. 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.

8. Appetite
Loss
Diarrhoea
Coughs and
Sneezes
Fever

9. Exhaustion
Involuntary
Muscle Spasms
and Pain in the
Muscles
Nausea
Swelling and
Redness in
Affected Areas

14. 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.