Engine Gunk: Communicable Diseases

If you have a communicable disease, you will show a variety of signs and symptoms. Being able to spot these diseases helps to quickly cure or treat them. Pathogens cause diseases, and these pathogens spread through direct and indirect contact. While your body is naturally equipped with certain barriers to keep out pathogens, common sense prevention measures like practicing good hygiene, not sharing drinks or personal items with others, and keeping up-to-date immunizations can help protect you from diseases.