{"id":3642,"date":"2024-08-06T17:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecoklien.com\/staging\/3641\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=3642"},"modified":"2026-04-18T08:25:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T08:25:26","slug":"communicable-diseases","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/ecoklien.com\/staging\/3641\/glossary\/communicable-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Communicable Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Communicable diseases are illnesses that spread from one person to another or from an animal to a person, or from a surface or a food. Diseases can be transmitted through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>direct contact with a sick person<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>respiratory droplet spread from a sick person sneezing or coughing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>contact with blood or other body fluids<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>breathing in viruses or bacteria in the air<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>contact with a contaminated surface or object<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>bites from insects or animals that can transmit the disease<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ingestion of contaminated food or water<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/topics\/aircrew\/communicablediseases.html#:~:text=Communicable%20diseases%20are%20illnesses%20that,sick%20person%20sneezing%20or%20coughing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have talked more on communicable <a href=\"https:\/\/ecoklien.com\/staging\/3641\/spread-communicable-diseases-biomedical-liquid-waste\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2442\">diseases spreading through biomedical liquid waste<\/a> and how <a href=\"https:\/\/ecoklien.com\/staging\/3641\/biomedical-waste-and-communities-living-on-the-edge\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1071\">communities are effected<\/a> by the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communicable diseases are illnesses that spread from one person to another or from an animal to a person, or from 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