Communicable Disease, Prevention and Management : Public Health Aspect
Communicable diseases are identified as the major threat to the public health in India. Kerala is the state which effectively manage the different public health issues especially communicable disease including different emerging and remerging diseases. Communicable diseases are illnesses caused by viruses or bacteria that people spread to one another through contact with contaminated surfaces, bodily fluids, blood products, insect bites, or through the air. This unit deals with the basic concepts of communicable disease prevention, management and procedure for outbreak investigations.