COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

 Communicable diseases, also known as infectious diseases or transmissible diseases, are

illnesses that result from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic (capable of causing
disease) biologic agents in an individual human or other animal host.
 It can be spread through physical contact with an infected person

 Is basically the diseases that can be spread or transfer from person to person in other words
nakakahawa.
 In the last decades, due to technological advancements, curing or treatment of such diseases
become much easier. Hence, the significant decline sa mga namamatay sa mga kaugnay na sakit.
Ngunit, makikita natin sa mga undeveloped countries na mas mataas padin ang kanilang
mortality rate kumpara sa mga developed countries dahilan nadin ng di pagkakaroon ng sapat
na medical facilities, kakulangan sa kaalaman about sa sanitation at nutrition.

TUBERCOLOSIS
 Ay sanhi ng bacterial infection na tinatawag na Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Ito ay karaniwang
Makikita sa ating lungs ngunit pwede rin itong maka infect ng iba pang body organs. Ito ay
kumakalat sa pamamagitan ng person to person specifically kapag ang isang taong may active TB
ay umubo o bumahing at nalanghap ito ng isa pang tao. Ito naman ay nagagamot at naaagapan.

HEPATITIS C
 Ang Hepatitis C o mas kilala natin sa tawag na ‘Hepa’ ay isang sakit sa atay na dulot naman ng
Hapatitis C Virus. So ito ay isang viral infection na pinapa-maga ang ating atay at nagko-cause ito
ng damage dito. Nag-spred ito through blood contact from an infected person na usually
nakukuha sa pag share ng needles. Kung sinuswerte ka, pwedeng short-term lang ang sakit na
ito pero kung hindi ay magdasal ka na sa lahat ng santo(char) dahil it could be a lifelong disease
and could lead to more serious diseases such as liver cancer. Wala itong vaccine kaya mas maigi
na iwasan ang mga bagay na maaring maka contract ng sakit na ito, especially injecting ‘drugs’.

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) & AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)

 Is a viral infection that attacks our cells that help fight body infection making our body more
vulnerable sa mga sakit. At kapag hindi naagapan ay pwedeng mag-lead sa mas malalang sakit
na AIDS. So basically, ang pagkakaiba nila ay si HIV muna dapat bago si AIDS. First stage and final
or late stage ba. Commonly itong nakukuha when in contact with certain body fluid of an
infected person mostly sa pakikipagtalik ng hindi safe at pag-share ng needles.

CHOLERA
 Ito ay pagdudumi o pagtatae na cause ng Cholera Bacterium. Ito ay acute illness na ibig sabihin
ay biglaan nakukuha at pangmadalian lang. Madalas itong nakikita sa tubig o pagkain na
contaminated ng dumi ng tao na infected with cholera bacterium. Madalas itong nangyayari sa
mga lugar na hindi malinis ang tubig, poor sanitation at hindi sapat ang kalinisan. Kpag ito ito ay
napabayaan ay pwedeng maging severe o life-threatening.
 MEASLES
 Is a highly contagious viral infection that primarily infects respiratory tract and eventually,
throughout the body. It causes a total-body skin rash and flu-like symptoms at mas kilala natin
ito sa panagalang ‘tigdas’. Walang specific treatment sa tigdas pero it can be prevented with a
vaccine.

THREATENING DISEASES AROUND THE WORLD

1. CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
- Isa itong condition na kung saan ay walang sapat na supply ng oxygen at dugo sa
puso. Ito ay sanhi ng atherosclerosis o ang build up ng plaque sa loob ng artery na
usually made up of fatty substance. Kapag hindi naagapan, pwedeng lumala at
maging sanhi ng chest pain, heart failure at iba pa. I believe, commoly known ito
satin as atake sa puso.
2. STROKE
- Ito ay sanhi ng pagbabara or pagputok ng daluyan ng dugo o ugat sa ating utak na
nagiging dahilan ng pagkamatay ng mga brain cells. Symptoms are sudden
numbness or weakness in the face, arm or legs, especially on one side of the body.
3. LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
- Ito ay infection sa ating lungs o sa baba ng ating voice box. Usually caused by viruses
but can still be cause bacteria. Ang kalimitang uri ng sakit na ito ay katulad ng
bronchitis, pneumonia, at bronchiolitis. Common din itong kaso tuwing colder
months. Kapag hindi hindi inagapan ay pwedeng mauwi sa hirap na paghinga or
worst is death.
4. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
- It is a group of disease that causes airflow blockage and breathing-related problems.
It basically makes you hard to breathe and can be worse habang tumatagal.
5. TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG CANCERS
- Lung cancer begins in lungs and maaari pang kumalt sa ibang parte ng katawan. Ang
mga respiratory cancers na ito ay kadalasang nakukuha sa paninigarilyo, second
hand smoke at mga environmental toxins. As with many other cancers, a key to
surviving these illnesses is catching it at its earliest stages, when it is most treatable.

TOP 3 KILLER DISEASES IN PHILIPPINES

1. SAME LANG YAN SA 1 SA TAAS

2. CANCER
- Ito ay sanhi ng uncontrollable cell growth sa katawan ng isang tao na pwedeng
maging tumor at kumalat sa iba pang cells at bumuo uli ng iba pang tumors.
Normally, ang human cells ay nag-go-grow at nag mu-multiply sa process na
tinatawag nating cell division para makagawa ng new cells na kailangan ng katawan
natin. Kapag ang cells ay matanda na or damaged na, namamatay sila at yung mga
new cells ang pumapalit sa kanila. Supposedly ganon dapat ngunit sometimes, this
 orderly process breaks downs, and abnormal and damaged cells grow and multiply
when they shouldn’t. These cells ay maaaring maging tumors.
3. PNEUMONIA
- A severe inflammation of the lungs in which the alveoli (tiny air sacs) are filled with
fluid. This may cause a decrease in the amount of oxygen that blood can absorb
from air breathed into the lungs and makes breathing painful.