Q : Difference between immediate and contributory causes of diseases.

1.	Q : Difference between immediate and contributory causes of diseases.
Answer» Immediate Causes1. Factors which are directly responsible for a particular disease are called immediate causes.2. Example: Pathogens such as virus, bacteria, fungi, etc.Contributory Causes1. Factors which provide favourable conditions which make pathogens invasion easy are called contributory causes.2. Example: poor nourishment, unhygienic environment, pollutants, etc.

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