Abstract

Virat Shankar Gore*, Satish Namdevrao Choure, Pooja Prasad Chaware and Namrata Badrinarayan Khandagale

ABSTRACT

Infectious diseases can spread from one to another and provenances of such cases are very high in current scenario due to the diversified environmental and climatic conditions. The spread of such diseases can be prevented by adopting some precautionary measures and in this way the pandemic consequences of infectious diseases can be prevented. Pathogens including viruses, bacteria and fungi, etc. can cause such diseases. These types of infectious diseases may spread via direct or indirect contact, infected water and foods can also become source of infectious disease, etc. People with compromised immunity are on highest risk of infections. Spread of infections can be control by adopting various preventive measures including frequent hand washing, restriction of airborne droplet, decontamination of persons, disinfection of equipment, quarantine procedure, frequent screening or pathological test and immunization, etc. Present article described general preventive and therapeutic measures requiring against infectious diseases.