Learn how to prevent, treat a range of communicable diseases
People on college campuses and in classroom settings are particularly vulnerable to the spread of communicable diseases because of
Communicable diseases spread from one person to another or from an animal to a person. The spread often happens via airborne viruses or bacteria, but also through blood or other bodily fluid. The terms infectious and contagious are also used to describe communicable diseases.
See the IU Policy for Management of Infectious and Communicable Diseases for information regarding IU's response protocols and incident management.
Click the links below for information on specific diseases.