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Question

Which among the following are communicable diseases?

(1) Diabetes
(2) Cholera
(3) Chickenpox
(4) Cancer
(5) AIDS
(6) Scurvy
(7) Dengue

A

(2), (3), (5) and (7)

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B

(2), (3), (6) and (7)

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C

(1), (2), (3) and (7)

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D

(1), (2), (3) and (4)

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Solution

The correct option is A

(2), (3), (5) and (7)


Communicable diseases are diseases that can be spread from one person to another through infectious agents. In the list of given diseases, cancer, scurvy and diabetes non-communicable diseases. These diseases are not caused by pathogens and they cannot spread from one patient to another. On the other hand, cholera, dengue, AIDS and chicken pox are communicable diseases. The causative organism of a disease is known as a pathogen and it transmits the disease from one person to another through air, water or physical contact.


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