Name the following
Diseases that do not spread by contaminated air, water, food or insects.

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Non-communicable diseases:
The diseases which remains confined to a person and do not spread from one person to another are called non-communicable diseases.
These diseases are not caused by pathogens and do not spread by contaminated air, water, food or insects.
For example- cancer, hypertension, allergies etc.

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