AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A communicable disease is one that is spread from one person to another through a variety of ways that include: contact with blood and bodily fluids; breathing in an airborne virus; or by being bitten by an insect.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most common ailments to be transmitted via saliva are strep throat, the common cold, and mumps. Although rare, there’s also the possibility of meningitis. And even less common, but still a real possibility, cold sores, and mononucleosis (sometimes called the “kissing disease”) can be transferred through saliva.

Detailed explanation-3: -The four main types of noncommunicable diseases include cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and diabetes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main difference between infectious and inherited disease is that inherited disease is transferred from one generation to the next, while infectious disease is transferred from infected to the healthy person.