*Simmer the chopped beets in a cup of water, covered, until tender, 30-40 minutes, or used canned beets. Use the beet juice from the cooking water, or the juice from canned beets. Curried pickled eggs. 1  1 cup cider vinegar.
medical definition of communicable disease an infectious disease transmissible as from person to person by direct contact with an affected individual or the individual s discharges or by indirect means as by a vector compare contagious disease
Infectious Diseases and Fire Fighters Infectious diseases, also known as communicable or contagious diseases, are illnesses caused by âharmful microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites.â (La Dou) Occupational infectious diseases are these same illnesses that result from a personâs exposure to these microorganisms while he or she is at work/on the job.