Infectious Diseases
- A disease is an illness or disorder of the body or mind that leads to poor health
- Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens and are transmissible, meaning that they can be spread between individuals within a population
Infectious & non-infectious disease table
| Term | Definition | Example |
| Infectious, or communicable, disease |
Diseases caused by pathogens that can be transmitted from infected to uninfected people. Some can transmit from animals to people, or people to animals |
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| Non-infectious disease | Diseases that are not caused by pathogens, but that may instead be inherited, or related to lifestyle factors or life events |
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