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Are all infectious diseases communicable? Explain.

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Not all infectious diseases are communicable. A disease is said to be communicable when it spreads from one person to another through direct or indirect transmission of the pathogens. Tetanus is an infectious disease which is non-communicable. A person can only get infected with this disease when he gets cut by a rusty nail where the tetanus causing bacteria is breeding.

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