An illness that can be spread from one person to another.
What is a communicable disease?
What is one way to practice good personal hygiene?
-Avoid health risks, see a doctor, get sleep, eat healthy
The process of introducing a weakened or dead form of a pathogen so the body can build immunity against the disease.
What is a vaccination?
Name the three types of pollution.
-Air
-Water
-Land
This is allows a person to see a doctor who accepts their health insurance.
What is healthcare access?
Name three situations that would put people at risk for disease transmission.
-Sneezing without covering their noses
-Disinfecting water from a local stream before drinking
-Cutting up vegetables on a dirty countertop
Getting bitten from an infected mosquito
-Washing hands before handling food
-Having close physical contact with a person who is sick
How many hours of sleep should teens try to get a night?
Name 3 diseases vaccinations have helped prevent.
What is:
-Chicken pox
-Covid
-Mumps
-Hepatitis
-Influenza
Pesticide and fertilizer runoff is an example of this pollution.
What is water pollution?
The law that protects a patient's health information.
What is HIPPA?
Athlete's foot is an example of this.
What is fungus?
The activities and processes that keep one's mind, body, and surroundings healthy and clean.
What is hygiene?
Name one reason it is important for people of all ages to have regular eye exams.
-Check for glaucoma and other eye diseases
-Track changes in vision
-Prescribe glasses or contacts as needed
The mineral that was used to protect homes and buildings from fires.
What is asbestos?
The right of a person to have control over their body.
What is reproductive justice?
The premier public health agency.
What is the CDC?
Handwashing reduces respiratory illnesses by what percent?
16-21%
Formed from bacteria in the mouth.
What is plaque?
Name one way you can reduce land pollution.
-Purchase a case of plastic water bottles
-Choose plastic bags at the grocery store
-Discard cardboard in trash bins
-Wrap gifts with a paper shopping bag
The law that allows a person to abandon an infant at a safe place.
What is the safe haven law?
The infection source for strep throat.
What is bacteria?
Name 3 reasons it is important to wash your hands.
The name for a point in time when it's hard for a disease to spread through a group of people.
What is herd immunity?
This is the ban about to happen in Maryland to curb land pollution.
What is the plastic bag ban?
Name two effects of poor sexual health due to racism and inequality.
-Higher maternal mortality rate
-Increased rates of infections
-Higher teenage pregnancy rates