Difference between Infectious and Non-infectious disease
Difference between Infectious disease and Non-infectious disease are in tabular form below –
No. | Infectious disease |
Non-infectious disease |
1. | When bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi causes disorders and diseases which can be passed from person to person are referred as Infectious disease. | The diseases which are caused due to nutritional deficiencies, lifestyle choices, genetic inheritances and environment and it cannot be shared from one person to another are referred as Non-infectious disease. |
2. | Infectious diseases which are caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi can be transmitted from one person to another. | Non-infectious diseases which are caused due to nutritional deficiencies and genetic inheritances cannot be transmitted from a person to another. |
3. | Infectious disease mainly occurs through water, air and vectors. | Non-infectious disease occurs by genetic inheritance and lifestyle choices. |
4. | The attack of pathogens is responsible for causing infectious disease. | The internal factors are mainly responsible for causing non-infectious disease. |
5. | Examples of infectious disease mainly includes Malaria, tuberculosis, Cholera and chickenpox etc. | Examples of non-infectious disease mainly includes Goitre, cancer, Diabetes and Asthma etc. |