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प्रश्न
Differentiate between communicable and non-communicable diseases.
उत्तर
| Communicable diseases | Non-communicable diseases |
| Diseases which spread from one person to another. | Diseases which do not spread from person to person and remain confined to the diseased person. |
| These are also called as infectious diseases | These are also called as non-infectious diseases |
| These diseases are caused by microbes called pathogens. | These diseases are not caused by microbes. |
| Examples: AIDS, cholera, cold, mumps, typhoid etc. | Examples: allergy, diabetes, anaemia, etc. |
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