types of infectious diseases

 Types of Infectious Disease

1. Disease

a. Localized infection

b. Generalized infection 

2. Spread of disease in community

a. Endemic disease

b. Epidemic disease

1. Airborne infection

2. Water borne infection

c. Pandemic disease

d. Prosodemic disease

Zoonotic Disease

Disease transmitted from animal to human.

1. Rabies (dog)

2. Lyme disease (tics)

3. Anthrax

4. Hydatid disease (from dog)

5. Helminthic

6. Taxoplasmosis (from cat)

7. Plague (rats)

8. Zoophilic dermatophyte (from cats and dog)

9. Animal flu

10. Bird flu

11. Leptospirosis (urine of infected animal)