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UNIT 11 Nursing management of patients with Communicable diseases 🦠 Overview of Infectious (Communicable) Diseases 🔹 Definition:Communicable diseases are illnesses caused by specific infectious agents or their toxic products, which are transmitted directly or indirectly from an infected person, animal, or environment to a susceptible host. 💥 Causative Agents (Pathogens) ☣️ These include: Pathogen Type Example Disease(s) 🧫 Bacteria Tuberculosis, Typhoid, Cholera 🦠 Viruses Influenza, Hepatitis, COVID-19, Measles 🍄 Fungi