A Main Difference Between a Person Contracting an Infectious Disease

question 88

Multiple Choice

A main difference between a person contracting an infectious disease and a chronic disease is:

• A) infectious diseases are not related to the nutritional status of a person.
• B) some infectious diseases can be cured with medications but chronic diseases cannot.
• C) special immune-strengthening foods can prevent infectious diseases.
• D) people in developed countries will not get infectious diseases because of existing safeguards.

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