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BALANCED DIET

A diet that contains adequate
amount of different components of

food required for the healthy
functioning of our body is called a

balanced diet. A balanced diet is
essential to stay healthy and grow

well.
TYPE OF DISEASES

Disease is a condition that does not

allow the body to work properly.

When we suffer from a disease, food does not taste good, we do not feel
energetic to work and we feel sick and lazy. On the basis of their spread,

diseases can be of two types :

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A disease is a state in which a function or a part of the body is no longer in

a healthy condition.

Communicable
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Communicable
Communicable diseases are diseases that can spread from one person to
another. These diseases are caused by germs present in the air, food, water etc.
Microorganisms germs are the microorganisms that cause these diseases. The

germs are of the following types :

Bacteria : They cause diseases like typhoid, plague, tuberculosis etc.
Viruses : They cause diseases like measles, chicken pox, AIDS etc.

Protozoa : They cause diseases like malaria, dysentery etc.

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