OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
IMMUNITY INNATE AND ADAPTIVE
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Infectious diseases can be cured with antibiotics; noninfectious diseases cannot.
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Infectious diseases can be prevented with vaccines; noninfectious diseases cannot.
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Infectious diseases can be spread from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases cannot.
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Infectious diseases cannot be transmitted from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases can.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Infectious diseases are transmitted from person-to-person through the transfer of a pathogen such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. A non-infectious disease cannot be transmitted through a pathogen and is caused by a variety of other circumstantial factors.
Detailed explanation-2: -Infectious diseases are caused by microscopic germs (such as bacteria or viruses) that get into the body and cause problems. Some-but not all-infectious diseases spread directly from one person to another. Infectious diseases that spread from person to person are said to be contagious.
Detailed explanation-3: -Infectious diseases spread from one infected person to a healthy person. They are spread by various agents such as water, food, vectors, etc. Water-borne diseases are spread by the consumption of contaminated water such as cholera.
Detailed explanation-4: -Diseases are frequently referred to as communicable or non-communicable. Communicable diseases comprise infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and measles, while non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are mostly chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and diabetes.
Detailed explanation-5: -Infectious diseases-diseases that spread from one person to another. 2. Non-infectious diseases-diseases that do not spread from one person to another. They are caused due to the attack of pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, etc.