Classify the following diseases into communicable and non-communicable diseases:
$(a)$ Cancer
$(b)$ High blood pressure
$(c)$ Common cold
$(d)$ Diabetes
$(e)$ Tuberculosis
$(f)$ Night blindness
$(g)$ $SARS$
$(h)$ Typhoid
$(i)$ Cholera
$(j)$ Dengue

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(N/A) Diseases are classified based on whether they can spread from an infected person to a healthy person (communicable) or not (non-communicable).
$(a)$ Cancer: Non-communicable (caused by genetic mutations or environmental factors,not pathogens).
$(b)$ High blood pressure: Non-communicable (a lifestyle or physiological disorder).
$(c)$ Common cold: Communicable (caused by viruses,spreads through droplets).
$(d)$ Diabetes: Non-communicable (a metabolic disorder).
$(e)$ Tuberculosis: Communicable (caused by bacteria,spreads through air).
$(f)$ Night blindness: Non-communicable (caused by Vitamin $A$ deficiency).
$(g)$ $SARS$: Communicable (caused by a virus,spreads through respiratory droplets).
$(h)$ Typhoid: Communicable (caused by bacteria,spreads through contaminated food/water).
$(i)$ Cholera: Communicable (caused by bacteria,spreads through contaminated food/water).
$(j)$ Dengue: Communicable (caused by a virus,transmitted by mosquitoes).

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