Home›Conditions›Communicable or Non-communicable›CommunicableBrowse ByCommunicableThis dimension separates medical conditions into communicable and non-communicable disease. Wikipedia notes that "diseases can also be classified in other ways, such as communicable versus non-communicable diseases." Browsing this way keeps conditions that spread between people apart from those that do not.FactsCommunicableConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonUses International ClassificationWell-attestedWHO ICD-10 1CommunicableFilter Results211 entriesCausative AgentAllBorrelia bacteria, spread by ticks (1)Chlamydia trachomatis (1)Clostridium tetani (1)Dengue virus (1)Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm) (1)Escherichia coli (1)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus (1)Influenza virus (types A, B, C and D) (1)Leishmania parasites (1)Lyssaviruses (1)Measles virus (Morbillivirus hominis) (1)Mumps virus (1)Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis (1)Mycobacterium tuberculosis (1)Onchocerca volvulus (1)Poliovirus (1)Rubella virus (1)Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (1)SARS-CoV-1 (SARS coronavirus) (1)SARS-CoV-2 (1)Schistosoma (parasitic flatworm) (1)Treponema pallidum pertenue (1)Trypanosoma brucei (1)Trypanosoma cruzi (1)Varicella zoster virus (VZV) (2)Variola virus (Variola major and the milder Variola minor) (1)Vibrio cholerae (1)Yellow fever virus (1)Era (First Described)All-2000 (1)-1550 (2)-1320 (1)-15 (1)165 (1)910 (1)1485 (1)1495 (1)1528 (1)1646 (1)1648 (1)1679 (1)1752 (1)1765 (1)1779 (1)1789 (1)1790 (1)1798 (1)1808 (1)1814 (1)1835 (1)1840 (1)1851 (1)1854 (1)1864 (1)1866 (1)1871 (1)1876 (1)1877 (1)1878 (1)1880 (2)1882 (1)1886 (1)1887 (1)1888 (1)1897 (1)1906 (1)1907 (2)1908 (1)1909 (2)1920 (1)1922 (1)1931 (1)1933 (1)1937 (1)1938 (1)1941 (1)1944 (1)1947 (1)1948 (1)1952 (1)1955 (1)1957 (1)1959 (3)1967 (1)1969 (1)1975 (2)1976 (1)1978 (1)2003 (1)2011 (1)2019 (1)Treated ByAllAdenovirus Vaccine (1)Alkaline Diet (1)Amputation (1)Animal Vaccination (1)Antacid Therapy (1)Anthrax Immune Globulin (1)Anthrax Vaccine (1)Antibiotic Prophylaxis (1)Antibiotics (17)Antifungal Therapy (2)Antimalarial Therapy (1)Antiparasitic Therapy (4)Antiretroviral Therapy (1)Antisepsis (1)Antiviral Therapy (4)Appendectomy (1)Aseptic Technique (1)Bath 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(1)Intravitreal Injection (1)Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine (1)Leishmaniasis Vaccine (1)Maggot Therapy (1)Malaria Prophylaxis (1)Malaria Therapy (1)Malaria Vaccine (1)Malariotherapy (1)Management of Tuberculosis (1)Marburg Vaccine (1)Mass Drug Administration (1)Mastoidectomy (1)Measles Vaccine (1)Mechanical Ventilation (1)Meningococcal Vaccine (2)Mercurial Therapy (1)MMR Vaccine (3)Mosquito Control (1)mRNA Vaccine (1)Mumps Vaccine (1)Mustard Bath (2)Myringotomy (1)Needle and Syringe Programmes (1)Oral Rehydration Therapy (5)Ozone Therapy (1)Passive Immunization (1)Perineoplasty (1)Pertussis Vaccine (1)Plague Vaccine (1)Pneumococcal Vaccine (3)Polio Vaccine (1)Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (2)Poultice (1)Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (1)Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention (1)Pyrotherapy (1)Quarantine (2)Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis (1)Rabies Vaccine (1)Ring Vaccination (1)Rotavirus Vaccine (1)Rubella Vaccine (1)Schistosomiasis Vaccine (1)Skin Grafting (1)Smallpox Vaccine (1)Subunit Vaccine (1)Tetanus Vaccine (1)Theriac (1)Tick-borne Encephalitis Vaccine (1)Tobacco Smoke Enema (1)Tonsillectomy (2)Treatment of Influenza (1)Tympanoplasty (1)Tympanostomy Tube (1)Typhoid Vaccine (1)Typhus Vaccine (1)UTI Vaccine (1)Vaccination (3)Vaccination of Dogs (1)Varicella Vaccine (1)Variolation (1)Vasopressor Therapy (1)Vector Control (3)VZV Immune Globulin (1)Warm Compress (2)Watchful Waiting (1)Yellow Fever Vaccine (1)Zika Virus Vaccine (1)Zinc and the Common Cold (1)Zoster Vaccine (1)Body SystemAllCardiovascular System (7)Digestive System (38)Ear (3)Endocrine System (1)Eye (7)Integumentary System (41)Lymphatic or Immune System (24)Muscular System (7)Nervous System (30)Reproductive System (16)Respiratory System (30)Skeletal System (6)Urinary System (11)ICD-10 ChapterAllI: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (120)VI: Diseases of the Nervous System (2)VII: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (6)VIII: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (5)X: Diseases of the Respiratory System (17)XI: Diseases of the Digestive System (6)XII: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (10)XIII: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (2)XIV: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (11)XIX: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (1)XV: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (2)XVI: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (8)XVIII: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (10)Transmission RouteAllAirborne (17)Bloodborne (16)Direct Contact (27)Droplet (14)Fecal-Oral (14)Foodborne (10)Indirect Contact / Fomite (6)Non-Transmissible (14)Sexual (20)Vector-Borne (26)Vertical (Mother-to-Child) (12)Waterborne (9)Zoonotic (15)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 211Adenovirus InfectionCommunicableAnthraxCommunicableAntonine PlagueCommunicableAppendicitisCommunicableArgentine Hemorrhagic FeverCommunicableAspiration PneumoniaCommunicableBacterial 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ICD-10 (Wikipedia)lead paragraphQuote, lead paragraphICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanitytier 1Roy Porter, W. W. Norton and Company, 1997Contains: HIV/AIDSA History of Medicinetier 1Lois N. Magner, CRC PressContains: Chronic Kidney DiseaseComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.