Infectious diseases, which are also called communicable diseases, kill more people worldwide than anything else. Infections can come from bacteria, viruses, fungus or protozoa and can be transmitted from animals, insects or people, as well as by touching, eating or breathing contamination. We can’t possibly live our lives in a state of perpetual paranoia over the presence of germs in our environment, yet there are some practical precautions we can take to avoid most dangers.

There are viral, contagious diseases like AIDS, Smallpox, Ebola, Hepatitis, sexually transmitted Herpes or HPV, Influenza, Measles, Mumps, Rabies, SARS, West Nile, Meningitis, Mono, Pneumonia and Yellow Fever. Then there are bacterial, transmittable diseases like Anthrax, Botulism, Cat Scratch Fever, Cholera, Diphtheria, Gonorrhea, Leprosy, Lyme disease, Strept Throat, Salmonella, Scarlet Fever, Tuberculosis, Typhus and Shingles. Some transferable diseases are transmitted via parasites, such as Chagas Disease, Malaria, Pinworm Infection, Scabies, Trichomoniasis, Giardiasis, Echinococcosis and other rare diseases. Other times, diseases are transmitted through fungus or prion (proteins).

Historically speaking, pandemics of Cholera, Scarlet Fever, Bird Flu and Smallpox ravaged cities worldwide and decimated populations. Few people can forget how horrific the recent Ebola and SARS epidemics were. The Bubonic Plague spread across China as recently as the 1950s, killing 200 people per year and 12 million since 1855. To combat the threat of infectious diseases and to preserve the human race, the World Health Organization was created. With increased access to medical care, education and immunization, the threats are minimized.

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