Question

Pneumonia is a non communicable disease.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Communicable disease:

1. Communicable diseases are infectious diseases that are caused by a number of disease causing organisms called pathogens like bacteria, fungi, and protozoans.
2. Pneumonia is a disease caused by a bacterium Diplococcus pneumoniae. It is characterized by the accumulation of lymph and mucous in the alveoli and bronchioles.
3. It spreads rapidly from one person to another by various means like contact, water, air, food etc.

Final answer:
The given statement is false.