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Contagious diseases pass on from generation to generation.


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True
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False
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Solution

The correct option is B False

Contagious diseases:

  1. Contagious diseases are diseases that pass on from an infected person to a healthy person by any agent.
  2. They are either water or food borne, vector-borne, or airborne.
  3. A few examples of Contagious diseases are typhoid, common cold, COVID-19, etc.
  4. Since these diseases are not genetic, they do not pass on from generation to generation.

Final answer: The given statement is false.


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