There are lots of types of diseases that we can’t prepare for, but we can help stop the spread of communicable diseases.
A “communicable disease” is a disease that spreads from one person to another. This could be through contact with blood and bodily fluids, contaminated surfaces, breathing in an airborne virus, or being bitten by an insect.
Communicable diseases can be caused by viruses, bacteria, and fungi and are often called “infectious” or “transmissible” diseases.