Question

One word substitution a disease which spreads by contact: a. Incurable b. Infectious c. Contagious d. Fatal

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is c. Contagious

Explanation:

A disease which can be spread to a healthy person by direct contact with the infected person is called contagious disease. A contagious disease can also be spread by coming contact with the person's secretion through their belongings or through air.

In non- contagious disease mostly a vector is required to transfer the disease from one person to another and it does not get transfer by direct contact easily for example malaria which requires mosquito a vector.

Contagious diseases can be caused by viruses, fungi, bacteria, protozoans. Some of the contagious diseases are cholera, measles, tuberculosis, flu, typhoid, etc.

Answer 2

One word substitution for a disease that spreads with contact is called as contagious.

Option: (c)  

Explanation:  

• Diseases may or may not be spread by microorganisms; similarly a disease may or may not be communicable in nature.  

• A disease which is spread by a microorganism is mostly communicable in nature; it can also be called as a contagious disease as it spreads from person to person through contact.  

• Certain diseases spread only through a vector that might be an insect or an animal.  

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