are communicable and non communicable diseases acute and chronic dieseases respectively?
No, both are different. Given below the differences between them.
Acute Diseases | Chronic Diseases |
Lasts for only very short periods of time. Example: Common cold. | Lasts for a long time, even as much as life time. Example: Elephantiasis. |
The patient recovers completely after cure. | The patient does not recover completely. |
There is no weight loss or tiredness afterwards. | There is often weight loss or feeling of tiredness. |
Communicable diseases | Non communicable diseases |
Communicable diseases can be transferred from one individual to another through contact, air, water, etc. | Non communicable diseases are the ones which cannot be transferred from one person to another through contact, air, water, etc. |
These are highly infectious and caused by infectious agents like bacteria, viruses, etc. | They are non infectious and not caused by any infectious agent. |
These diseases cannot be inherited. | These diseases can be inherited. |
Example: Common cold, Tuberculosis, AIDS | Example: Diabetes, Heart diseases |