Mental illness and depression are non-communicable diseases.

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A non-communicable disease is a medical condition or disease that is not caused by infectious agents (non-infectious or non-transmissible). Non-communicable diseases can last for long periods of time and progress slowly. Depression is one such non-communicable disease which needs to be given attention and care to.

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