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noncommunicable diseases  

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  • Diseases that are not transmitted from one person to another are noninfectious diseases and by definition, noncommunicable diseases. Noncommunicable diseases include both rapid/sudden onset (acute) as well as slow progressing and lengthy duration (chronic) diseases. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crisis Management; Noncommunicable Diseases]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZFQ6MZQZ-N

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