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Tuberculosis was a deadly disease till the advent of streptomycin in 1947. Then you had very good drugs invented for tuberculosis, one by one till late sixties. The disease became completely curable. But now you have drug resistance noted for tuberculosis also. With HIV infection in hand the problem has complicated with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. In such cases you can have tuberculosis, deadly.
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∙ 14y agoYes! Very. It is transmitted through the air.
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What are the diseases caused by flies in man?
the disease caused by fly are mainly dihhorea,cholera,tubercolosis ,loose motions,.generally the communicable disease are spread by flies
Why are communicable diseases potentially more dangerous than non-communicable diseases in a community?
Because non-communicable diseases are not passed from one person to another - communicable diseases are.
What is the difference between chronic diseases and communicable diseases?
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. That leads to the term communicable.
What are communicable diseases and non communicable diseases?
Communicable: can be spread through a community (contagious) Non-Communicable: not spread with contact (usually genetic)
Heart disease cancer and diabetes are examples of?
non-communicable diseases
What is the scope and significance communicable diseases?
The scope and significance of communicable diseases is that they are all illnesses that are caused by some kind of infectious agent. Communicable diseases are also called infectious diseases (or transmissible diseases).
What is the mortality rate of communicable diseases in the Philippines?
What is the mortality rate of communicable diseases in the Philippines?
Is heart disease communicable or noncommunicable?
communicable diseases
What are some communicable lung diseases verses non-communicable lung diseases?
Communicable lung diseases would be Tuberculosis, the common cold, HiNi flu, these are contagious. Non-communicable lung diseases would be asthma, COPD, and Lung cancer.
When was Control of Communicable Diseases Manual created?
Control of Communicable Diseases Manual was created in 1915.
When was National Institute of Communicable Diseases created?
National Institute of Communicable Diseases was created in 1963.
What is the communicable diseases?
It means diseases that are infectious.
