communicable disease
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcommunicableanddisease
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communicable
adjective
uk/kəˈmjuː.nɪ.kə.bəl/us/kəˈmjuː.nə.kə.bəl/
able to be given from one person ...
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disease
noun
uk/dɪˈziːz/us/dɪˈziːz/
(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by ...
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(Definition ofcommunicableanddiseasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Can syndromic surveillance data detect local outbreaks ofcommunicabledisease?
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The authorities hired physicians as gatekeepers to identify desirable and undesirable traits that went beyond the definition ofcommunicabledisease.
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Such an approach would lead to a more rapid development of the evidence base needed to inform public health decision-making incommunicablediseasecontrol.
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Although many forms ofcommunicablediseasecan be spread by conduct, the justification of pure quarantine requires no action or potential action.
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Of course, the centre will not deal with cancer as it is not acommunicabledisease.
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This is a matter for local arrangement by the local consultant incommunicablediseasecontrol.
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There is also a nationalcommunicablediseaseoutbreak and incident plan in preparation.
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This information is not collected centrally by thecommunicablediseasesurveillance centre.
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This advice was sent to all directors of public health and consultants incommunicablediseasecontrol.
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Leading the fight are consultants incommunicablediseasecontrol, infection control nurses and microbiologists.
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In 1982, 12,822 laboratory reports of this infection were made to thecommunicablediseasesurveillance centre.
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The centre produces a weeklycommunicablediseasereport and an annual report on infectious disease levels.
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Thecommunicablediseasesurveillance centre is the responsibility of the public health laboratory service board.
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The table shows the annual national totals reported to thecommunicablediseasesurveillance centre.
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This is before taking account of overseas visitors who have somecommunicabledisease.
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The information available from reports to thecommunicablediseasesurveillance centre is given in the table.
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With a rapid reaction unit to tacklecommunicablediseasewe can act much more effectively.
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The control ofcommunicablediseaseshould also be counted a human right in view of the efficient preventive and curative measures now available, not necessarily at great cost.
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Attention is drawn to the importance of close communication between clinicians, microbiologists and consultants incommunicablediseasecontrol.
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This is the responsibility of district health authorities and is issued by their consultants incommunicablediseasecontrol.
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During 1982, one death attributed solely to this infection was reported to thecommunicablediseasesurveillance centre.
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We also need 54 children's beds and 19communicablediseasebeds, an accident and emergency department and a minor theatre.
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It recommends making, "arrangements for the surveillance, prevention, treatment and control ofcommunicabledisease", but says nothing about children.
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Thecommunicablediseasesurveillance centre would not have the resources to assist each and every district in attempting its projections.
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