Communicable Diseases and Reporting

For the Public

Communicable diseases are diseases that are infectious or contagious. They can be spread from person to person, from animal to person, or from contaminated food and beverages (especially water) to person.

BEDHD provides services to find, prevent, and control the spread of communicable diseases, including sexually transmitted infections (STIs), rabies, tuberculosis, and norovirus. To help stop the spread of communicable diseases, BEDHD focuses mostly on education, tracking the spread of diseases, and treatment for people who are sick.

BEDHD offers the following services to the public:

• Adult Immunizations
• Child Immunizations
• STI testing, treatment, and education and HIV screening
• Animal exposure/bite consultation
  • BEDHD provides consultation and follow-up for people with animal bites and other animal exposures, including bat exposures.
• Tuberculosis consultation
  • TB Treatment may be available for individuals without insurance/inability to pay or without a provider.