Communicable Diseases

Communicable diseases are infectious diseases that are spread from person to person – such as E. coli, Salmonella or chickenpox – or from animals to people, like rabies or H1N1 flu. Cook County Department of Public Health prevents the spread of infectious diseases through disease surveillance, community education, outbreak response and by providing recommendations to control the spread of communicable diseases in suburban Cook County. Click on the buttons below to learn more about reportable diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, vaccine preventable diseases, immunizations and tuberculosis, as well as disease case counts, data reports and resources.