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Which of the following is NOT a non-communicable disease?
Which of the following is NOT a non-communicable disease?
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The correct option is C Protozoan diseases
∙ Non-communicable diseases are diseases which are not caused by any germs and hence can not spread from one person to another.
∙ Metabolic diseases like kidney stones and diabetes, genetic diseases like haemophillia and thalassemia, allergies like hay fever and asthma, dietary deficiencies like beriberi and scurvy are all non-communicable disease.
∙ Diseases caused by protozoans are communicable. For example, malaria, amoebic dysentery, etc.
Protozoan diseases
∙ Non-communicable diseases are diseases which are not caused by any germs and hence can not spread from one person to another.
∙ Metabolic diseases like kidney stones and diabetes, genetic diseases like haemophillia and thalassemia, allergies like hay fever and asthma, dietary deficiencies like beriberi and scurvy are all non-communicable disease.
∙ Diseases caused by protozoans are communicable. For example, malaria, amoebic dysentery, etc.
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