Difference between communicable and non communicable disease
communicable AND noncommunicable diseases
WHO communicable diseases noncommunicable diseases definition
| Feature | Communicable disease | Non-communicable disease |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | An illness caused by infectious agents that can spread between people, animals, or through the environment. | An illness that does not spread from one person to another. |
| Cause | Viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi, or other pathogens. | Genetic, physiological, environmental, and behavioral factors, often in combination. |
| Spread | May spread by air, droplets, direct contact, contaminated food/water, blood, vectors such as mosquitoes, etc. | No person-to-person transmission. |
| Usual course | Often acute, though some infections can become chronic. | Usually long-term or chronic. |
| Examples | Tuberculosis, influenza, COVID-19, malaria, cholera, HIV/AIDS. | Heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, asthma/COPD. |
| Prevention | Vaccination, hand hygiene, safe water and food, sanitation, vector control, isolation when needed. | Healthy diet, exercise, avoiding tobacco and harmful alcohol use, reducing air pollution exposure, screening and long-term care. |
| Treatment focus | Treat the infection and prevent transmission. | Control risk factors, treat disease long-term, and prevent complications. |
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| Point | Communicable Disease | Non-communicable Disease |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Jo disease ek person pasun dusrya person la pasarto | Jo disease ek person pasun dusrya person la pasarat nahi |
| Cause | Virus, bacteria, parasite, fungi | Bad diet, lack of exercise, tobacco, alcohol, genetics etc. |
| Spread | Air, cough, sneeze, contact, food-water, mosquito | Spread hot nahi |
| Nature | Mostly infectious | Mostly chronic / long-term |
| Examples | TB, flu, COVID-19, malaria, cholera | Diabetes, BP, heart disease, cancer, asthma |
| Prevention | Vaccine, handwash, clean water, mask, mosquito control | Healthy diet, exercise, no tobacco, regular check-up |
Definition
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communicable AND noncommunicable diseases
WHO definition communicable disease infectious disease noncommunicable disease
| Type | Definition |
|---|---|
| Communicable disease | An illness caused by a specific infectious agent, or its toxins, which is transmitted from an infected person, animal, or environmental reservoir to a susceptible host, either directly or indirectly. |
| Non-communicable disease (NCD) | A disease that is not transmitted directly from one person to another. It is generally long-duration and results from a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental, and behavioural factors. |
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