BI-322
Infectious and non-infectious diseases
Biology · Secondary 3 · Medium · Infectious and non-infectious diseases
A student says, "Type 2 diabetes is an infectious disease because many people in the same family have it." What is the best explanation of why this statement is incorrect?
- Type 2 diabetes is not caused by a pathogen and cannot spread from person to person.
- Type 2 diabetes is caused only by a virus, not by bacteria.
- Type 2 diabetes can spread, but only through contaminated food.
- Type 2 diabetes is infectious only in children, not in adults.
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