You’ve Got What?

Prevention and control of
notifiable and other infectious
diseases in children and adults

Index of commonly used disease names
& useful links

Hand washing posters

Back to Communicable Disease Index

Cryptosporidium Public Health Warning - March 2007

• Poster 1 (public health warning) 

• Poster 2 (secondary schools)

• Poster 3 (primary schools)

• Cryptosporidium factsheet

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SECTION 1

Glossary

Introduction

General Topics

The Ways Infectious Diseases Spread

Hand Washing

Keeping Areas Clean

Preventing Food Poisoning at Home

Handling Blood and Other Body Substances

Avoiding Sexually Transmissible Infection (STI)

Immunisation

Exclusion from Child Care, Preschool and School

Overseas Travel

Avoiding Mosquito Bites

SECTION 2

Specific Conditions

Fact sheets on 83 illnesses and conditions caused by the spread of micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites) or prions to humans from other humans, animals or the environment, including food and water. These fact sheets aim to give a basic understanding of the ways infectious diseases are spread, and simple, practical advice for preventing the spread of infectious disease in the home and community.

SECTION 3

Photographs

Appendix A: Collecting a Faecal Sample