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Differnence between communicable and non-communicable

The differences between communicable and non communicable diseases are:

Communicable diseasesNon 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, AIDSExample: Diabetes, Heart diseases

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communicable diseases can be passed on from one person to another such as tuberculosis and chickenpox. ( treatment and symptoms of these are many and variable depending on the severity of the disease) noncommunicable diseases can not be passes on from one person to another such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Arterial Sclerosis ( treatment and symptoms of these are many and variable depending on the severity of the desease)

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COMMUNICABLE DISEASES NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTAGEOUS DISEASE SPREADS FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER GENERALLY INVOLVES THE LOWER SAOCIOECONOMIC GROUP VEHICLES OF TRANSMISSION AND THE VECTORS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN THE SPREAD OF DISEASE. TREATMENT OF THE ETIOLOGICAL AGENT IS THE REMEDY. ACUTE DISEASES REQUIRING ACTIVE MEDICAL CARE. TREATED CONSERVATIVELY NON CONTAGEOUS DISEASE DOESNOT SPREAD FROM ONE PERSON TO THE OTHER INVOLVES GENERALLY AFFLUENT CLASS DIETARY HABITS, ENVIRONMENT AND LIFESTYLE PLAY A ROLE IN THE CAUSATION OF THESE DISEASES. CHANGING THE DIETARY HABITS, LIFESTYLE AND TRHE ENVIRONMENT IS THE PERMANENT REMEDY. CHRONIC DISEASES NEED LONG LASTING CHRONIC TREATMENT. TREATED CONSERVATIVELY AND SURGICALLY.
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communicable diseases are diseases that can be passed from one person to another

examples of such diseases are tuberculosis, chickenpox,aids etc

non communicable diseases are diseases which does not spread to other persons such as cancers, heart diseases, strokes etc

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