Are Infectious Diseases Harmful?
Infectious diseases, which are also called communicable diseases, kill more people worldwide than anything else. Infections can come from bacteria, viruses, fungus or protozoa and can be transmitted from animals, insects or people, as well as by touching, eating or breathing contamination. We can’t possibly live our lives in a state of perpetual paranoia over the presence of germs in our environment, yet there are some practical precautions we can take to avoid most dangers. There are viral, contagious diseases like AIDS, Smallpox, Ebola, Hepatitis, sexually transmitted Herpes or HPV, Influenza, Measles, Mumps, Rabies, SARS, West Nile, Meningitis, Mono, Pneumonia and Yellow Fever. Then there are bacterial, transmittable diseases like Anthrax, Botulism, Cat Scratch Fever, Cholera, Diphtheria, Gonorrhea, Leprosy, Lyme disease, Strept Throat, Salmonella, Scarlet Fever, Tuberculosis, Typhus and Shingles. Some transferable diseases are transmitted via parasites, such as Chagas Disease, Mala
