Question

A disease caused by a specific pathogenic organism and capable of being transmitted to another individual by direct or indirect contact is known as a:

Options

• Chronic degenerative disease

• Deficiency disease

• Genetic disorder

• Communicable (infectious) disease

Answer 1

Communicable (infectious) diseases are caused by specific pathogenic organisms and can be transmitted from an infected person to a healthy person by direct or indirect contact. Non-communicable conditions cannot be transmitted between individuals.