What is being done to control infectious diseases?

Maryville

Vaccinations and immunisation to prevent contracting infectious diseases.

What is an example of an infectious disease? what are some noninfectious diseases?

Cogswell

Infectious: syphilis, gonorrheanoninfectious: COPD, emphysema



Crestview Hills

An infectious disease is a clinically evident disease of humans or animals that damages or injures the host so as to impair host function, and results from the presence and activity of one or more pathogenic microbial agents, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites, and aberrant proteinsInfectious - malaria, viral encephalitis, Chagas disease and African sleeping sicknessnon-infectious - hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and mental health problems.



Heidelberg

Infectious - Eastern Equine Encephalitis VirusNon - Infectious - Cancer



Maynardville

Infectious: malaria; chickenpoxNon-infectious: cancer; heart attack

Is there a title for a doctor dealing with infectious diseases or is it just an area to specialze in?

Mesilla

Mine was an M. D., but he was an infectious disease doctor.