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(a) What is disease? Why it is said to b...

(a) What is disease? Why it is said to be opposite to health?
(b) Differentiate between communicable and non-communicable diseases.

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(a) Diseaseis the condition characterised by interference in the normal functioning of some body organ and impairment of health.
Disease is said to be opposite to health as the health is the state of complete physical, metal and social well being and when all the body organs and systems are functioning properly and there is a perfect balance between the environment and the body.
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