What are acquired disease?
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Explanation:
The diseases which are not inherited from one generation to other but are acquired from surroundings OR environment are referred to as acquired diseases .
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(1) Diseases which are developed after the birth of an individual are called acquired diseases.
(2) These are of two types, viz. (a) Communicable or infectious diseases and (b) Non-comnunicable or Non-infectious diseases.
(3) Communicable or infectious diseases are transmitted from infected person to another healthy person either directly or indirectly They are caused due to pathogens like viruses, bacteria, fungi. helminth worms, etc.
(4) Non-communicable or Non-infecitous diseases cannot be transmitted from infected person to another healthy one either directly or indirectly.