Types of communicable diseases

• How pathogens spread

  Water: Drinking or bathing in contaminated water

  Air: Airborne diseases spread through infected people coughing/sneezing

  Direct contact: Healthy person touches contaminated surface
• How to stop the spread of pathogens

  Hygiene: Washing hands

  Eliminating vectors: Destroying disease-carrying organisms

  Isolating infected individuals: keeping infected people away to stop the spread

  Vaccination: reduces the chance of developing and spreading disease