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Dear Student, A disease is said to be communicable nbsp;when it can be transferred from an infected person to a healthy person. Deficiency diseases are ...

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Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases

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why are deficiency diseases called non -communicable

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Dear Student,

A disease is said to be communicable when it can be transferred from an infected person to a healthy person.

Deficiency diseases are called non-communicable because they can not be transferred from the suffering person to a healthy person.

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Q. Why are deficiency diseases called non-communicable diseases?

Communicable diseases are also called non-contagious diseases.

Q. Why are infectious diseases called communicable diseases?

Non-communicable diseases can be caused due to:
1. Deficiency of nutrients
2. Malfunctioning of body organs
3. Pathogens
4. Error in genetic code

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(i) Asthma is a________________ disease. (hypersensitivity, contaminated, communicable)
(ii) Penicillin is an ________________ . (antibiotic, antianalgeric, antipyretic)
(iii) Kwashiorkar is a ________________ disease. (deficiency, communicable, non-communicable)

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why are deficiency diseases called non -communicable

Dear Student, A disease is said to be communicable when it can be transferred from an infected person to a healthy person. Deficiency diseases are called non-communicable because they can not be transferred from the suffering person to a healthy person. Regards

Dear Student,

A disease is said to be communicable when it can be transferred from an infected person to a healthy person.

Deficiency diseases are called non-communicable because they can not be transferred from the suffering person to a healthy person.

Regards