Differentiate between :
Communicable and non-communicable diseases

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Communicable diseases Non communicable diseases
1.It can be transmitted from an infected person to a healthy person. 1. It cannot be transmitted from an infected person to a healthy person.
2. It is caused by pathogenic micro organisms. 2.It is caused by the tissue degeneration, nutrition or hormone deficiency and tumor formation.
Examples: Typhoid, Cholera, etc. Examples: Diabetes, Cancer, etc.

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Communicable diseases	Non communicable diseases
1.It can be transmitted from an infected person to a healthy person.	1. It cannot be transmitted from an infected person to a healthy person.
2. It is caused by pathogenic micro organisms.	2.It is caused by the tissue degeneration, nutrition or hormone deficiency and tumor formation.
Examples: Typhoid, Cholera, etc.	Examples: Diabetes, Cancer, etc.