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

Infectious diseases

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Common cold

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Non infectious diseases

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E. coli

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Solution

The correct option is A Infectious diseases
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.

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