1 An older antibiotic, but still in use, and effective where you might be allergic to the penicillins. However, it may cause various types of stomach upset, and so is usually kept in reserve.  Clindamycin is the 500lb. gorilla of tooth abscess antibiotics used in dentistry.
A communicable disease is an illness transmitted through contact with microorganisms. People, animals, food, surfaces, and air can all be carriers of the microorganisms that pass infectious illnesses from one host to the next.
In Health. a communicable disease is also known as an infectious disease, contagious disease, or a transmissible disease. a communicable disease is one which is clinically evident (showsâ¦ characteristic signs and symptoms) and can result from infection/presence/growth of a pathogen.