Write the differences between :-
Deficiency diseases and Communicable diseases.

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Deficiency diseases are diseases caused due to lack of certain minerals, vitamins and other food nutrients
Communicable diseases are diseases that are caused by microorganisms and are spread.
Deficiency diseases
Communicable diseases
Diseases cannot be transmitted from one to another person.
Diseases spread from one to another person. Can be spread through water, air etc.,
2. Here, the causative are allergies, malnutrition, illness due to internal factors, lifestyle changes, environmental changes, abnormalities in cell proliferation etc 2. Pathogens that are highly infectious and vectors transmit these diseases.
3. No agents 3. Eg: Virus, bacteria, etc.,
4. As it develops over a period of time and lasts for long, it is chronic. 4. As it can develop almost immediately, it is acute.

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Deficiency diseases	Communicable diseases
Diseases cannot be transmitted from one to another person.	Diseases spread from one to another person. Can be spread through water, air etc.,
2. Here, the causative are allergies, malnutrition, illness due to internal factors, lifestyle changes, environmental changes, abnormalities in cell proliferation etc	2. Pathogens that are highly infectious and vectors transmit these diseases.
3. No agents	3. Eg: Virus, bacteria, etc.,
4. As it develops over a period of time and lasts for long, it is chronic.	4. As it can develop almost immediately, it is acute.