Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases

_______ Is any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind

• disease

• infection

• pathogen

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.

Choose the communicable disease.

• Heart disease

• Diabetes

• Stroke

• Coronavirus

The Covid-19 disease is caused by a _________.

• virus

• bacteria

• fungi

What are some effective ways to stop the spread of disease?

• vaccination

• proper hygene

• healthy diet

• all of the above

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What do we call a disease that can be caught from someone?

• communicable

• noncommunicable

• unlucky

The common cold is an example of which type of disease?

• Communicable

• noncommunicable

COVID-19 is an example of which type of disease?

• communicable

• noncommunicable

Which answer best describes how infectious diseases get transmitted (passed on)?  

• people can sneeze or cough and pass disease on through the air

• drinking water can be contaminated with diseases

• objects such as doorknobs and towels can be contaminated by disease

• all of the above answers are ways that diseases are transmitted

What is a germ?

• a bug that crawls on your skin

• bacteria or virus that can cause disease (also fungi & protozoa)

• a type of gummy worm

• a word that is made up