Bronchitis is an inflammatory condition of the air passages of the lungs. There are many causes that are responsible for bronchitis. Bronchitis can be prevented using certain simple home remedies and lifestyle tips.

Prevention of tuberculosis is very important as it reduces the risk of spreading the disease. In the first place proper and complete treatment should be given to the infected person and should be kept in isolation for 3 weeks.

Seasonal flu is contagious one day prior to symptoms and five days after the onset of symptoms. Tamiflu is beneficial in reducing intensity and shortening the duration of influenza and makes the person less contagious.

Shingles or herpes zoster remains contagious from the time it forms blisters till the time crusts are formed. Precautions include avoiding stress, eating healthy food, chickenpox vaccination and covering the blisters.

Sexually transmitted diseases are passed on from person to another through sexual intercourse or oral sex. Some STDs like scabies are communicable in non-sexual ways. Sores, rashes, warts and blisters on the genitals are common symptoms.

Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease. Mostly the men experience sores and blisters on the scrotum, penis or anal region. Symptomatic treatment is resorted to cure the pain and itching in sores and blisters.

Vector borne diseases are transmitted by vectors, usually arthropods, by their stings and bites or infestations of tissues. Some of the common diseases include malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, plague, and lyme disease.

Streptococcus sore throat incubation period is about 2 to 4 days. It is contagious, and is transmitted by airborne infection like sneezing and coughing. Also eating food items contaminated with streptococcus bacteria can be the cause.

Pharyngitis is a contagious disease and is commonly caused by streptococcus bacteria and influenza virus. It spreads through contact with mucus, nasal discharge and saliva from infected person. It is contagious till fever and other symptoms get cured.

Smallpox is an infectious disease caused by variola group of virus. Variola major causes a highly infectious disease, which spreads by droplet infection from the respiratory tract. Variola minor is milder variety of smallpox.

Chikungunya fever is a viral disease, spread by a particular mosquito called ades aegypti. Main symptoms like, Fever, Joint pains and swelling and headache and fatigue. Symptoms last for a long period some time for 6 months.

Mumps is an acute virus disease that commonly affect the salivary glands but involvement of central nervous system, pancreas and testes is also seen in adults. It is not as contagious as chicken pox and measles.

The absence of fever even when experiencing other swine flu symptoms should be a cause for great alarm. Swine flu and no fever is an indication that the infection is even more serious than that of a swine flu that comes with the normal fever.

The rate of swine flu transmission has been observed to be faster compared to the outbreaks of the previous years. Hence, people should be more disciplined to take the precautionary measures seriously to avoid the next outbreak of the dreaded disease.

Swine flu India is said to have started with a man who came from the United States, manifesting the swine flu symptoms. Thereafter, a series of swine flu cases have emerged and have been reported.

Because of the swine flu 1976 outbreak, where a new strain of the swine flu virus was discovered, the United States was prompted to have every citizen vaccinated against the H1N1 virus.