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Diseases: Non-
communicable and
Communicable​

Answer 1

A non-communicable disease (NCD) is a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another. NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, most heart diseases, most cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.

Answer 2

Answer:

Diseases can be broadly classified into the following types depending on the ability of the disease to get spread.

1. Communicable disease

2. Non communicable disease

1. Communicable diseases are those diseases (caused by pathogens like bacteria, virus, protozoa, etc.) which can spread from one person to another person .

This spreading of disease can be through air , water droplets, touching ,etc.

Examples : Diptheria ,  Tuberculosis, AIDS, etc.

2. Non communicable diseases are those diseases which does not spread from one person to another.

They remain only in the person infected.

Examples : Cancer, Alzeimer's disease, lung diseases, heart diseases, any kind of congenital diseases.

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