Question

The diseases which can be transmitted from an infected person to a healthy person are called____________ diseases.

Answer 1

Communicable diseases:

1. A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism due to infection, weakness, stress, etc. which disturbs the normal functioning of the organism.
2. The diseases which can be transmitted from an infected person to a healthy person are called communicable diseases.
3. These are also called infectious diseases
4. Disease-causing germs, called pathogens or causative agents such as bacteria, fungus, viruses, and protozoan are the root cause of communicable diseases.
   

Final answer: The diseases which can be transmitted from an infected person to a healthy person are called communicable diseases.