COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN THE PRESENT SCENARIO IN INDIA

Abstract

The thirteen common communicable diseases found in India are as follows: 1. Malaria 2. 
Typhoid 3. Hepatitis 4. Jaundice 5. Leptospirosis 6. Diarrhoeal Diseases 7. Amoebiasis 8. 
Cholera 9. Brucellosis 10. Hookworm Infection 11. Influenza 12. Filariasis 13. Tuberculosis.
Worldwide, the lack of clean water for drinking, cooking and washing, and the lack of 
sanitary waste disposal are to blame for over 12 million deaths a year, say researchers. About 
1.2 billion people are at risk because they lack access to safe fresh water. India too has its 
share of infectious epidemics; and though mortality owing to these is decreasing, it is a 
significant part of the disease burden our society carries.
The disease burden is high in India, for obvious reasons like poor sanitation, lack of access to 
fresh water, poor hygiene, etc., which are common in the most developing countries. Though 
exact dependable statistics are not available, a good percentage of cases go unreported. 
Secondly, ‘infection is not recognized till it becomes symptomatic.