Diseases

This word is a noun. This may not be seen, but it can make you sick! (Definition: a microorganism that causes diseases.)

Letters: e, g, m, r

This word is a noun that ends with the suffix “-ism.” This refers to an individual form of life. (Definition: a living being, a form of life considered as an entity.)

Letters: a, g, i, m, n, o, r, s

This word is an adjective. This can be used to describe a germ that spreads from person to person. (Definition: that which corrupts or contaminates; spreading rapidly to others.)

Letters: c, e, f, i, i, n, o, s, t, u

This word is a verb containing the prefix “trans.” This describes the action when a germ is moved from one person to another. (Definition: send, spread, pass on.)

Letters: a, i, m, n, r, s, t, t

This word is a noun. Some of this can be prevented by eating healthily and exercising daily. (Definition: illness.)

Letters: a, d, e, e, i, s, s

This word is a noun. A common cold shows this as a cough, sore throat, sneezing, headache, slight fever, runny nose, etc. (Definition: a sign or indication of something)

Letters: m, m, o, p, s, t, y

What are some infectious diseases you already know about and what are their symptoms?

What makes these diseases contagious?

To help stop or minimize the transmission of infectious diseases, what information do you think would be important to know and what are some precautions that one could take?