#communicable-diseases

#communicable-diseases

Parents often send sick children to school, misunderstanding the implications of communicable illnesses.

K9 at U.S. Customs and Border Protection prevents mummified monkeys, potentially carrying harmful viruses, from entering the country.

Bushmeat, raw or minimally processed meat from wild animals, can carry germs that cause illness, including Ebola.

Bushmeat is not allowed entry into the United States due to the communicable disease risk it poses.

The Foreign Office issued a health warning after several cases of meningococcal disease among travellers returning from Saudi Arabia.