Is there another way to say "communicable diseases"?

Is there another way to say "communicable diseases"?I'm writing a Parent Newsletter for my childcare course @ school, and i don't really want to say communicable disease, to alarm anyone. Is there a.... "softer" way to say this?

Scarney
I'm not sure if these will help, but the only other names that refer to diseases are "contagious" or "infectious." Maybe "transferable" or "transmittable" are more obtuse?

Then again, maybe the kids can handle the obvious medical terms, especially for diseases they might catch?

I hope that helps!

Weise Ente
Infectious diseases is the more technical term.

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