Question

Differentiate between communicable and non communicable diseases..

Answer 1

Communicable Disease■

Non Communicable Disease☆

■1. These diseases are transmitted from one person to another.

☆These diseases are not transmitted but restricted to the affected person only.

■2. The diseases are caused by biological agents like viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa etc.

☆These diseases may cause due to lack of nutrients, degeneration of tissues, accidents etc.

■3. They are not hereditary.

☆They may be sometimes hereditary.

■4. They symptoms are more or less common for every infected person.

☆The symptoms differ person to person.

■5. These diseases are the concern of the society.

☆These diseases are the concern of the individual.

■6. Example: measles, small pox, typhoid.

☆Example: cancer, hypertension, rickets, peptic ulcers.

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Answer 2

Difference between communicable and non-communicable diseases:

Communicable diseases:

The communicable diseases are the disease which passes from one individual to another individual. They are caused by bacteria, viruses and another pathogen. This can be communicated by air, sharing clothes or even by sharing food.  

Non-communicable diseases:

There exist a non-communicable disease which cannot be transmitted via any medium into any other person. An example is an autoimmune disease like arthritis, thyroid, myopia, beriberi, nyctalopia. This disease is caused by either a shook up or a decrease in nutrients.