What are communicable diseases?

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(B) Communicable diseases are those illnesses that can spread from an infected person to a healthy person through various means such as air,water,food

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Diseases that can spread from an infected person to a healthy person.

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(B) Communicable diseases are those illnesses that can spread from an infected person to a healthy person through various means such as air,water,food,or physical contact.These diseases are caused by microbial agents like bacteria,viruses,fungi,or parasites.Because these pathogens can be transmitted from one individual to another,the diseases they cause are termed as communicable or infectious diseases.

Disease	Causative organism	Mode of transmission
Dengue fever	$... (a) ...$	$... (b) ...$
$... (c) ...$	Vibrio cholerae	Contaminated food and water
$... (d) ...$	$HIV$	$... (e) ...$
Common cold	Virus	$... (f) ...$

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Complete the given table:

Disease Causative organism Mode of transmission

Dengue fever $... (a) ...$ $... (b) ...$

$... (c) ...$ Vibrio cholerae Contaminated food and water

$... (d) ...$ $HIV$ $... (e) ...$

Common cold Virus $... (f) ...$

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