Question

Which of the following is NOT a non-communicable disease?

• A. Metabolic diseases
• B. Deficiency diseases
• C. Protozoan diseases
• D. Genetic diseases

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Protozoan diseases

$\bullet$ Non-communicable diseases are diseases which are not caused by any germs and hence can not spread from one person to another.
$\bullet$ 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.
$\bullet$ Diseases caused by protozoans are communicable. For example, malaria, amoebic dysentery, etc.