Common Illnesses
This viral illness often causes sneezing, a runny nose, and a sore throat.
What is the Common Cold?
This is the organ that pumps blood throughout your body.
These tiny organisms can make you sick and include bacteria and viruses.
What are germs? (accept bacteria)
Getting this yearly shot helps protect against the flu.
What is the flu vaccine?
This itchy scalp condition is caused by tiny insects.
What are head lice?
This illness is caused by the influenza virus and often includes fever, chills, and body aches.
What is the Flu?
This condition happens when blood pressure is consistently too high.
What is hypertension?
This is the most effective way to prevent the spread of many infectious diseases and has helped eliminate smallpox worldwide.
What is vaccination?
This habit of brushing and flossing helps prevent gum disease and cavities.
What is dental hygiene? (accept: brushing teeth)
This stomach illness often causes vomiting and diarrhea and spreads easily in schools.
What is the stomach flu? (accept: norovirus)
This condition happens when your body temperature rises above normal, often due to infection.
What is the Fever?
This emergency happens when blood flow to part of the heart is blocked.
What is a heart attack?
This is the main way colds and the flu spread when people cough or sneeze.
What are respiratory droplets? (accept: through the air / droplets)
Wearing this in the sun helps protect against skin cancer.
What is sunscreen?
This red, itchy eye infection is also called conjunctivitis.
What is pink eye?
This contagious illness causes an itchy rash and was once very common in children before vaccines.
What is chickenpox?
This condition happens when the body cannot properly control blood sugar levels.
What is diabetes?
This simple action helps prevent spreading illness and involves soap and water.
What is handwashing?
This type of doctor visit helps find health problems early, even if you feel fine.
What is a check-up? (accept: physical exam)
This disease once caused many children to need leg braces before a vaccine was developed.
What is polio?
This illness causes inflammation of the throat and can make swallowing painful.
What is strep throat? (accept: sore throat / pharyngitis)
This lifestyle factor increases the risk of heart disease and includes things like not exercising.
What is a sedentary lifestyle?
These medications treat bacterial infections but do not work on viruses.
What are antibiotics?
Eating fruits, vegetables, and whole foods is part of this kind of diet.
What is a healthy diet? (accept: balanced diet)
This illness causes swollen cheeks and jaw and is prevented by the MMR vaccine.
What is mumps?