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differentiate infectious and non- infectious disease with an example​

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Answered by SwagRiya23
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Differentiate infectious and non- infectious disease with an example?

Required answer-:

•Infectious diseases are transmitted from person-to-person through the transfer of a pathogen such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites.

•A non-infectious disease cannot be transmitted through a pathogen and is caused by a variety of other circumstantial factors.

Answered by proclement1209
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Answer:

Infectious diseases are contagious, meaning that a person can contract the illness if they are exposed to carriers of the disease.

eg : Covid-19,common cold and cough etc

Non-infectious diseases, however, are non-communicable, meaning they cannot be transmitted through exposure to a carrier. Instead, they appear or grow due to factors such as gene mutations, malnutrition, environmental toxins and lifestyle.

eg : Cancer,

Explanation:

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