Non-Communicable
disease that spreads from person to person
what is a communicable disease.
True or False: all infectious diseases are caused by Germs
What is true
How are they caused?
the way you live, the environment, and your family history.(risk factors)
three examples of a communicable disease
-chicken pox -flu -covid19 -measles -mumps -cough -small pox
The disease known to effect your lungs, causing you to wheeze
What is Asthma
diseases that can be chronic meaning happening over time or acute meaning all of a sudden
What are non-communicable diseases
what is False
How do you prevent communicable diseases?
vaccines, hygiene
How can you get diseases from water?
what is when the water gets contaminated.
chemicals produces specifically to fight a particular invading substance
what are antibodies
which professional sports athletes or league are 4 ties more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease , ALS than the average American
Football Players (NFL
What causes some ear infections?
by bacteria in the ear.
A large group of single-cell microorganisms. Some cause infections and disease in animals and humans
what is bacteria
in the 5,000 years of human history name one of the two diseases that have been eradicated.
Small pox and Rinderpest
Are non-communicable diseases the most deadly types of diseases global?
Yes they are and the two main non-communicable dieases are heart disease and stroke.
When you have a communicable disease what has happened to your body?
what is coming in contact with an infected individual
What causes a stroke?
Strokes occur when a clot blocks blood supply to part of the brain. Also when a blood vessel bursts in the brain.
holding off from doing something until you are ready
What is abstinence
About how many people in the United States live with lung cancer at anytime.
About 350,000