Communicable Disease
“Communicable disease” means an illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxins that occurs through the direct or indirect transmission of the infectious agent or its products from an infected individual or via an animal, vector or the inanimate environment to a susceptible animal or human host.
Valley County Health Department aims to protect spread of Communicable Diseases by:
- Education, reporting, and tracking of reportable diseases.
- Managing Breakouts
- Interviewing patients
For the list of all the CDC reportable diseases please go here: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001929.htm