Communicable Disease and Transmission

Infection Control

Varicella (chicken pox)

Direct or indirect contact from infected droplets or airborne secretions

Viral meingitis

Direct contact, respiratory secretions, and oral-fecal route

Bacterial meningitis

Direct contact and infected droplets from respiratory tract

Conjunctivitis (pinkeye)

Direct or indirect contact with eye discharge or discharge from upper respiratory tract of infected patient

Rhinovirus (common cold)

Direct or indirect contact from airborne or respiratory secretion droplets

Strep throat

Direct contact with infected individual, respiratory secretion

Pertussis (whooping cough)

Direct contact with respiratory secretions droplets

Influenza (flu)

Direct contact with respiratory secretion droplets