But experts say non-communicable diseases -- those that do not spread from person to person -- are the leading killer today.

VOA: special.2011.05.11

And so you can see the pneumonia, tuberculosis, the communicable diseases, infectious diseases, for the most part, are taking the most lives at that point.

你可以看到肺炎,肺结核,传染病,感染性疾病,是夺走大多数人生命的主要原因

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases reported two hundred twenty-five confirmed human cases as of July second.

VOA: special.2010.07.12

"People are more focused on communicable diseases and not paying enough attention to the amount of disability there is from mental health conditions.

VOA: special.2010.10.04

When we think of threats to public health, we often think of communicable diseases.

VOA: special.2011.05.11

The Italian doctor was an expert on communicable diseases.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

But for people who continue to stutter into adulthood, researcher Dennis Drayna of the US National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicable Disorders says stuttering can be profoundly disabling.

VOA: standard.2010.02.11