A stroke is a disease and it cannot be caught from someone else.
INHERITED CHARACTERISTICS
I think you mean inherited and inherited traits - in which case yes - they're the same.
Genes that are inherited from your parents cause inherited diseases.
inherited behavior
The word "stroke" can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it refers to a sudden interruption in the blood supply to the brain causing a loss of brain function. As a verb, it can mean to move one's hand gently along a surface to feel or smooth it.
Traits are abilities that you can receive out of practice, or from an ancestor. Inherited traits are talents that you have naturally inherited by an ancestor.
It is inherited.
inherited
Genetic codes are inherited.
Strength cannot be inherited. :)
all traits are inherited, there is no such thing as a non-inherited trait...