Coping with Contagious Diseases: A Global Perspective

Abstract

Historically, when compared to other ailments, contagious infectious have been feared greater in contrast to other diseases. A contagious disease is an infectious condition that spreads easily (i.e., is communicated) when a pathogen is exposed through direct or indirect contact with an infected person.1 This infection has peculiar properties that elucidate the exaggerated level of anxiety; it spreads quickly and covertly; generally, it has been responsible for significant sickness and mortality; old forms reappear; new forms arise; and both the media and society are frequently in awe.2 Such infection could be viral, bacterial, parasitic, fungal or any other such as, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS),3 Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS),4 Ebola,5 Tuberculosis,6 COVID-19,7 Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacter ales (CRE),8 Enterovirus D68,9 Flu,10 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS),11 Hepatitis (A and B),12 Measles,13 Hantavirus,14 Monkeypox,15 Pertussis,16 Rabies,17 Sexually Transmitted Disease,18 Shigellosis,19 West Nile Virus,20 and Zika.21,22 The occurrence, and swift spread of such contagious diseases as a pandemic provides a challenge worldwide..................................................................................