Which of the following is a communicable disease? A. Malaria B. Diabetes C. Hypertension D. Kwashiorkor
Option A. Any disease that can be transferred from an infected person to a healthy is called a communicable disease such as malaria because malaria is caused by Plasmodium and transferred from infected to healthy with the help of vector i.e., mosquitoes. Whereas cancer (caused by abnormal cell growth), heart attack (caused by abnormal metabolism), and diabetes (caused by abnormal secretion of hormone) are non-communicable diseases.
