Question

Which one of the following is a communicable disease?


(a) Headache

(b) Cancer

(c) Sore Throat

(d) Diarrhoea​

Answer 1

Answer :-

Which one of the following is a communicable disease?

• Headache
• Cancer
• Sore throat ✓
• Diarrhoea

Explanation :

Sore throat: Sore throat is a communicable disease as it spread from one infected person to other. Sore throat can cause from both bacterial disease and viral disease.

Common modes of trasmission:

Trasmission through air – droplet infection

Many germs of some diseases are present in the windpipe, nasal passage, throat or mouth of the person suffering from the disease or infected person, and if the infected person releases a mist of droplets full of microbes through sneeze or cough, when other people inhale the infected air, those microbes enters their body and infect them, which may cause sore throat.

Droplet infection through coughing, sneezing and spitting are also some modes of transmission of sore throat.

Know more :-

Some more information related to diseases :-

Some more information related to diseases :-There are mainly two types of diseases

1. Communicable disease
2. Non-communicable disease

Communicable disease:

• Communicable diseases spread from one infected person to other.
• Communicable disease are also called infectious diseases or contagious diseases.
• Examples: Small pox, Common cold, pneumonia, influenza, and many more.

Non-communicable disease:

• Communicable diseases doesn't spread from one infected person to other.
• Non-Communicable disease are also called non-infectious diseases.
• Examples: Marasmus, Anemia, rickets, thalassemia, scurvy, and many more.

Answer 2

Communicable Disease

• The type of disease which flows from one person to other.
• They flows either directly or indirectly.
• There is transmission of the infectious agent from one body to other body.
• Pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi cause these diseases.
• Communicable diseases are also known as “infectious” or “transmissible” diseases.

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Options:-

A) Headache - Headache happens due to stress , overload of works, irritation, no-proper sleep and many more other problems. Headache do not transfer from one person to other so it is not Communicable disease.

B) Cancer- Cancer is a fatal disease which occur due to lack of immunity in body.The disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.So it is not communicable diseases.

C) Sore Throat - It is a type of disease which occurs in throat,provide pain and irritation either on swallowing or without swallowing.It occurs by virus or by bacteria.It can also happen due to environment atmosphere or by allergies. It can be communicable which happens due to environment atmosphere and the one which happens due to allergies are non-communicable.

D) Diarrhoea- It is a type of disease when out bowel movements become loose or watery.It can also be said the passing loose or watery bowel movements 3 or more times in a day which looses the rate of water in body.It happens due to improper functioning of stomach .It is non-communicable which do not transfer from one body to other.

The answer is C