1. CHRISTIAN TRAINING COLLEGE, LUCKNOW
COMMUNICABLE AND NON-COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
Presented By:
Ms. Ranjana Prasad
2. TOPIC: COMMUNICABLE AND
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
➢What are communicable and non-communicablediseases?
➢ How communicable diseasesspread?
➢How non-communicable diseases arecaused?
➢ Examples of some communicable andnon-communicable
diseases and some points aboutthem
➢ What are the symptoms of communicable diseases and non-
communicable diseases?
➢How to prevent communicable and non-communicablediseases?
3. What are communicable diseases?
● Communicable diseases are diseases that spread from
a disease infected person to a healthy person.
● Diseases that are“catching”.
● Communicable diseases are diseases that are caused by
‘germs’ or ‘pathogens’.
4. How Communicable Diseases Spread?
❑They spread through ‘direct contact’ , i.e. when one
infected person directly comes in contact with a healthy
person
❑They spread through ‘indirect contact’ also.Indirect
contact include through coughing and sneezing, different
means like air andwater.
❑ They are spread by carriers .
Carriers are those who spread disease through them.
E.g. Mosquitoes-malaria and dengue
6. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CAN BE
PREVENTED BY APPROPRIATE MEASURES
WHICH INCLUDE :
➢Good Site Planning.
➢Provision Of Basic Clinical Services.
➢Provision For Appropriate Shelter.
➢Clean Water Supply.
➢Sanitation.
➢Mass Vaccination Against Specific Diseases.
➢Regular And Sufficient Food Supply.
➢Control Of Vectors.
7.
8. What Are Non-Communicable Diseases?
❖ Non-communicable disease (NCD) is a medical condition or
disease
that is non-infectious ornon-transmissible.
❖NCDs can refer to chronic diseases which last for long periods
of time and
progress slowly.
❖These can not be transmitted from one individual to other.
❖These diseases are caused by :
•Lack of certain essential substances in our diet, e.g.
proteins,
vitamins, minerals (deficiency diseases).
•Uncontrolled growth of tissues in body parts(cancer)
•Defects in the metabolic functioning of body.
•Injury and damage to any part of the body by
accidents.
