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Can an infectious disease be spread from one organism to another?
colds, and infectious diseases
Can Infectious diseases be spread by sunlight?
No
Can plants spread infectious diseases?
yes they can!
What are transmissible diseases?
Infectious diseases that are easily spread from person to person.
Does an infectious disease spread only by bacteria?
Infectious diseases spread when bacteria or viruses move from the carrier to others.
Are all infectious diseases spread the same way?
yes. all infectionous diseases are spread the same way
How are infrctious diseases spread?
Infectious diseases spread either by person to person contact, or indirectly by a vector or a fomite.
Who investigates the spread of infectious diseases?
There are many scientists that study the spread of infectious diseases (called epidemiology), and in the United States the CDC (Center for Disease Control) is the central reporting agency.
Can animals spread infectious diseases?
Yes , there are about 40 diseases that can be spread from animals to human ; These are known as Zoonoses . See related link below .
How are noninfectious diseases caused?
Non infectious diseases are spread by the environment, bad nutrition, genetic inheritance, and hereditary diseases.
What disease can pass from one organism to another?
There are Infectious Diseases and Non infectious Diseases. Infectious diseases can be transmitted from person to person, and can be spread from one living thing to another are known as communicable diseases. They can be caused by, Bacteria, Viruses, Protists, etc. which is the Plague. Non infectious diseases can not be transmitted from person to person, these are things like Cancers.
How is a non infectious disease different from a infectious disease?
Infectious diseases are those diseases which are caused by infectious agents (which include microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa and virus, as well as some multicellular animals such as worms) and hence they are the ones which can spread from one person to another. Non-infectious diseases are those diseases that are not caused by infectious agents and do not spread from one person to another.
