Global Health Concepts

adjective able to be communicated or transmitted from one person to another

• The health department is monitoring the spread of communicable diseases in the community.
• It's important to wash your hands regularly to prevent communicable illnesses from spreading.
• I heard that flu is going around, better watch out for communicable germs!
• Gossip can be like a communicable disease, spreading quickly and causing harm.

noun a noncommunicable disease or condition

adjective describing a disease or condition that is not transmitted from person to person

• Noncommunicable diseases are chronic conditions that cannot be transmitted from person to person.
• Noncommunicable illnesses like heart disease and diabetes are on the rise.
• Noncom diseases are really tough to deal with.
• The noncommunicable barriers between them seemed insurmountable.

adjective describing the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases in a population

• The epidemiological study focused on tracking the spread of the disease within the population.
• The researchers are looking at the epidemiological data to see how the virus is spreading.
• I heard there's some new epidemiological research coming out about the outbreak.
• The epidemiological approach to analyzing social trends can provide valuable insights.

noun a type of virus that is primarily transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito and can cause symptoms such as fever, rash, joint pain, and red eyes

• The Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus that can cause birth defects in newborns.
• I heard that the Zika virus is spreading rapidly in certain regions.
• Dude, you better watch out for that Zika virus when you travel to tropical areas.
• The Zika virus spread through the community like wildfire, causing widespread panic.