_______ spread by coming in contact with a sick person or by a disease-carrying vector or through contaminated food and water.

True

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False

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Deficiency diseases

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Genetic disorder

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The correct option is B
False

Communicable diseases spread by coming in contact with a sick person or by a disease-carrying vector or through contaminated food and water. Non-communicable diseases like diabetes and cancer do not spread from an infected person to a healthy person.

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_______ spread by coming in contact with a sick person or by a disease-carrying vector or through contaminated food and water.

The correct option is B False Communicable diseases spread by coming in contact with a sick person or by a disease-carrying vector or through contaminated food and water. Non-communicable diseases like diabetes and cancer do not spread from an infected person to a healthy person.

The correct option is B
False

Communicable diseases spread by coming in contact with a sick person or by a disease-carrying vector or through contaminated food and water. Non-communicable diseases like diabetes and cancer do not spread from an infected person to a healthy person.