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Who can catch lung cancer?
Lung cancer is not an infectious disease, so people do not catch it, but people can develop it. Anyone who smokes cigarettes is particularly at risk, although even nonsmokers can develop lung cancer. Asbestos inhalation is also a risk factor.
Is leukemia is an infectious disease?
Leukemia is not infectious because it is a cancer and people can't pass it on.
If you snog someone with cancer will you get cancer too?
No, cancer is not contagious. It cannot be caught, and is not an infectious disease. Cancers develop within a particular person when their cell cycle is not controlled properly, or they have been exposed to carcinogens (cancer-causing substances).
Is leukemia an infectious or noninfectious disease?
Leukemia is not infectious because it is a cancer and people can't pass it on.
Is alzheimers infectious or non infectious?
Huntington's disease is a genetic disease (not carried by an infectious vector) and so, it is not infectious.
Is brain cancer a non infectious disease?
Cancer itself is non infectious. Cancer cannot be spread from one person to another like the common cold. Cancer is caused by irregular cell replications inside the individuals body.
What types of doctors are trying to find the cures for cancer AIDS and other diseases?
Cancer: Oncologists HIV/AIDS: Infectious Disease Specialist / Immunologist /Related Specialists Researchers, Doctors, Scientists in the fields of Pathogenesis / Immunology / and Infectious Disease
What is a disease that affects the respiratory system that is noninfectious?
An example would be lung cancer. An infectious disease is caused by a parasitical organism.
Is the cancer is infectiou disease?
Cancer is not contagious nor infectious. Its causes are undetermined at this point in science although there are things you can do to help prevent it.
What are types of non infectious disease?
Cancer, diabetes, hypertension are few non infectious diseases. These diseases are not transferred from one person to other person.
What are ten uncontrollable infectious diseases?
There are currently no uncontrollable infectious diseases. Any infectious disease that is known about currently, is know how to stop the spread of it.
Is fluid from breast cancer infectitous?
It is unlikely that fluid from breast cancer is infectious. Most cancers are non-infectious, they develop because of a mutation in that person's DNA - therefore fluids from that person should not be infectious. There are however some infectious causes of cancer, such a small number of viruses. If you are concerned that you have come into contact with hazardous material consult your doctor.
