IndietroDetermine if the diseases below are communicable or noncommunicable diseases.
A. Communicable Disease. B. Noncommunicable Disease.
_____ 1) Lung Cancer. _____ 3) HIV. _____ 5) Diabetes.
_____ 2) Measles. _____ 4) Stroke. _____ 6) Covid-19.
Diseases or infections that can be transmitted from one individual to another are categorized as what types of diseases?
Pathogens that are very virulent are more likely to cause disease than pathogens that are less virulent (Virulence: the ability of a pathogen to cause infection/disease). The infectious dose for Virus X is must lower than the infectious dose of Virus Y. Which virus is more virulent?
Which of the following illnesses is an example of a noncommunicable disease?
An encapsulated bacterium can be a virulent pathogen because the capsule: