81.   Measles is caused by a virus and is usually spread by nasal or throat droplets of infected persons.

82.   Rotavirus can be picked up by exposure to an infected person or by drinking dirty water.

83.   Some antibiotics are effective in eliminating the germ from an infected person.

84.   Spinal meningitis is highly contagious and is spread by any form of physical or respiratory contact, such as when an infected person sneezes on someone else.

85.   TB is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes bacteria-laden water droplets into the air.

86.   Stemming the disease depends upon winning the confidence of infected persons to provide them with information, education and support to change their behavior, Wako said.

87.   The AIDS virus is most commonly spread through blood or semen, usually involving unprotected sex or sharing a needle with an infected person.

88.   Studies actually suggest that DHF occurs when a previously infected person falls prey to an infection from a second serotype.

89.   TB itself is a bacterial infection that spreads through the air when an infected person coughs, spits or sneezes, and which usually affects the lungs.

90.   The germ enters the bloodstream through contact with the nose or throat discharges of an infected person.