EPIDEMIOLOGY OF COMMUNICABLE

DISEASES

-Epidemiology and Health Services-

Kenneth L. Frias
MS Microbiology
UPHSL
• A communicable (or infectious) disease is an
illness due to the transmission of a specific
infectious agent (or its toxic products) from an
infected person, animal or inanimate source
to a susceptible host, either directly or
indirectly.
• Causes of Communicable Diseases
Transmission of Communicable Diseases:
Sexually-transmitted Diseases
 INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL HEALTH
PROGRAMS ON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
DOH Programs:
DOH Programs:
WHO Program:
DOH Programs:
Other Measures:
• Improving the Social Determinants of Health
a. Education and Employment
b. Strong Healthcare System
c. Effective Health Workforce

• One-Health Concept - human health is

connected to animal health and environmental
health. This requires cooperation of different
scientific fields of discipline.
Thank you very much.