A main difference between a person contracting an infectious disease or a chronic disease is: Answers: infectious diseases are not related to the nutritional status of a person. some infectious diseases can be cured with medications but chronic diseases cannot. special immune-strengthening foods can prevent infectious diseases. people in developed countries will not get infectious diseases because of existing safeguards.

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