Communicable Diseases: What Are They?
Communicable diseases are those diseases that are a concern to public health. They are reported and tracked by the state or federal government. All states must collect information on the federally reportable list. In addition, they may choose to mandate the reporting of other diseases of interest to the state officials. Public health officials at state health departments and CDC continue to collaborate in determining which diseases should be nationally notifiable.
A disease may be added to the list as a new pathogen emerges, or a disease may be deleted as its incidence declines .
You may receive confidential testing and treatment for a communicable disease by contacting our offices at:
Galena Office |
Branson West |
417/357-6134 ~ 877-357-6134 |
417/272-0050 ~ 877-305-8211 |
For further information on communicable diseases please refer to:
Health Advisory
Tick borne diseases in humans presentation
DHSS tick-borne disease website
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/TicksCarryDisease/
"How Do I Choose an Insect Repellant?"
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/resources/
repellent%20timeline%20poster041207.pdf
http://cdc.gov/nceh/ierh/Publications/communicablediseases.htm
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