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