Which of the following is not an example of communicable disease?

AIDS

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Dengue

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Cancer

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Typhoid

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Solution

The correct option is C Cancer
Cancer is a non communicable disease.
Many factors are attributed to causing cancer. The most probable factors include:

Physical factors – Ionizing radiation, such as X-rays and gamma rays

Chemical factors – Such as tobacco and smoke

Biological factors – Viral oncogenes, proto-oncogenes and cellular oncogenes

The above factors are called carcinogens.

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