Human Diseases High School

What is a communicable disease?

• A disease that can be passed from one person to another

• A disease that cannot be spread from one person to another

• A disease that lasts a long time

• A disease that lasts a short time

What is an acute disease?

• A disease that can be passed from one person to another

• A disease that cannot be spread from one person to another

• A disease that lasts a long time

• A disease that lasts a short time

What is a non-communicable disease?

• A disease that can be passed from one person to another

• A disease that cannot be spread from one person to another

• A disease that lasts a long time

• A disease that lasts a short time

What is a chronic disease?

• A disease that can be passed from one person to another

• A disease that cannot be spread from one person to another

• A disease that lasts a long time

• A disease that lasts a short time

Which of the following are examples of communicable diseases?

• Flu

• Diabetes

• Malaria

• Covid-19

• Asthma

Which of the following specialists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of nervous system disorders.

• Orthopaedic surgeons

• Neurologists

• Pulmonologists

• Cardiologists

Arthritis affects which body system?

• The musculoskeletal

• The nervous system

• The circulatory system

• The immune system

What are common signs and symptoms of arthritis?

• Pain in the joints

• headache

• Grating of bones rubbing together

• Stomach pain

Osteoporosis is a chronic condition.

• True

• False

What are the common signs or symptoms of osteoporosis?

• Bones that break easily

• Back pain

• Stooped posture

• All of the above