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_________ are medical conditions or diseases that are not caused by infectious agents .

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Infectious diseases
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Both A and C
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Communicable diseases
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Non communicable diseases
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Solution

The correct option is D Non communicable diseases
A non-communicable disease (NCD) is a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another. NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, most heart diseases, most cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.

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