communicable disease

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1. Any disease transmitted from one person or animal to another; also called contagious disease. Sometimes quarantine is required to prevent the spread of disease.

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communicable disease

Last week, Australia's Chief Medical Officer Prof Michael Kidd declared diphtheria a communicable disease incident of national significance.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

Head lice used to be listed as a communicable disease, and had to report it to the Health Department, King added.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2024

And “good urban rodent control can be the best way to prevent the disease,” said Dr. Dawn Terashita, associate director of acute communicable disease control at L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Denise Stinson, communicable disease control program manager for the health department, is the department’s representing health officer in the case filings.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2023

Too often, old age is maligned, as if it is a communicable disease that, avoided or ignored, will never touch more than that which it has already claimed.

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Lauren Ann Isaacson