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Differentiate between :
Communicable and non-communicable diseases

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Communicable diseasesNon communicable diseases
1.It can be transmitted from an infected person to a healthy person.1. It cannot be transmitted from an infected person to a healthy person.
2. It is caused by pathogenic micro organisms.2.It is caused by the tissue degeneration, nutrition or hormone deficiency and tumor formation.
Examples: Typhoid, Cholera, etc. Examples: Diabetes, Cancer, etc.

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