Question

Differentiate between communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Answer 1

Communicable diseases	Non-communicable diseases
1. The microbial agents can move from one infected individual to another.	1. The microbial agents are not able to move from one infected person to another.
2. They can be transmitted by air (Eg. common cold,pneumonia),water (Eg. cholera) and through vectors such as mosquitoes (Eg.Dengue)	2. They are not communicated by such means.
3. Person to person transmission is possible	3. Person to person transmisson is not possible.