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Write a short note on:

  1. Communicable diseases
  2. Non-communicable diseases.

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Diseases:

It is referred to as an abnormal condition that disturbs the normal functioning of the body.

A. Communicable disease:

  1. It is the one that spreads from one person to another in many ways including contact with blood and bodily fluids; breathing in an airborne virus or being bitten by an insect.
  2. Examples- Hepatitis A, B & C, influenza, measles, and other foodborne illness.
  3. It spreads through physical contact with an infected person, such as through touch (Staphylococcus).

B. Non-communicable disease:

  1. They are also known as chronic diseases, are of long duration, and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental, and behavioral factors.
  2. Examples-Cancer, Heart attack, and Diabetes.

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