2.2 Non-communicable diseases

What is  a communicable disease?

• A disease that cannot be spread person to person.
• A disease that can be spread from person to person.

What is a non-communicable disease?

• An illness that can be passed on by germs from person to person.
• A disease that cannot be passed on to another person.

A _______ is a condition that damages or weakens part of the body.

• disease

• bacteria

• virus

• nightmare

Which of these causes lung cancer?

• smoking
• drinking alcohol
• exercise
• obesity

Which of these is the main cause of type 2 diabetes

• smoking
• exercise
• obesity
• drinking alcohol

Which of these causes liver disease

• exercise
• smoking
• drinking alcohol
• obesity

A person is told they are at risk of a heart attack what would make their health better?

• Drinking alcohol

• Starting smoking

• Exercise

• Eating lots of burgers

What is a stroke?

• When the blood supply to part of the heart is cut off.

• When the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off.

• A bleeding in the brain

• A bleeding in the heart

Which of these is not a risk from smoking

• heart attack
• cancer
• stroke
• type 2 diabetes

TRUE OR FALSE? A terminal illness is one that is certain to end in death?

• TRUE
• FALSE