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Which of the following is not a communicable disease?
Which of the following is not a communicable disease?
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The correct option is D Ulcer
Diseases such as influenza, tuberculosis, dysentery, chickenpox are contagious and infectious. The microorganisms that cause these diseases are known as pathogens and include varieties of bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi. Infectious diseases can be transmitted, e.g. by hand-to-mouth contact with infectious material on surfaces, by bites of insects or other carriers of the disease, and from contaminated water or food (often via fecal contamination), etc. Cancer, heart disease, and mental disorders, are non-infectious diseases. Ulcers are not contagious.Therefore, the correct answer is option D.
Diseases such as influenza, tuberculosis, dysentery, chickenpox are contagious and infectious. The microorganisms that cause these diseases are known as pathogens and include varieties of bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi. Infectious diseases can be transmitted, e.g. by hand-to-mouth contact with infectious material on surfaces, by bites of insects or other carriers of the disease, and from contaminated water or food (often via fecal contamination), etc. Cancer, heart disease, and mental disorders, are non-infectious diseases. Ulcers are not contagious.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.
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