Communicable diseases are a continuing and significant threat to us, despite the eradication of some diseases, new bacteria and virus are continuously emerging or reemerging in drug resistant form.

Our role here at the LMAS District Health Department is to help control and prevent the spread of infectious diseases in our community through investigation, detection, recognition and/or identification of pathogens, help with preventive treatment and/or education, reporting and evaluation

Michigan Public Health Code mandates that certain diseases be reported to the local health jurisdiction in which the case resides. The local health department is responsible for the investigation of the case in order to limit the spread of disease and uncover the source of infection. Routine analysis of communicable disease is necessary in order to identify outbreaks and epidemics.