Communicable Disease
Diseases that spread to others are called?
Communicable Diseases
____________ needs a living host in order to survive.
Virus
The chain of infection describes the way that ______ can spread.
Infection
Can you catch your cold back from your friend who gave it to you. Why?
No.
You can not get the exact same cold virus because your body learned how to fight it before and uses its antibodies to fight it the next time it sees it.
What does contagious mean?
When you are contagious, you can give your infection to someone else.
A substance that causes disease is called a germ or ____________________.
Pathogen
Name the number one way, the cheapest way to stay healthy and keep pathogens from entering your body.
Handwashing.
Especially before meals and after using the bathroom
When we eat, breathe or have open cuts, ___________ can get inside our body.
Germs
When your body thinks something is a germ but it is not, what is it called and give three examples.
It is an allergy.
Examples maybe...Peanuts, bees, pollen, poison ivy, cats, etc...
What does medicine like "cold pills', Tylenol, cough drops do for sickness?
"Cold pills', Tylenol, and cough drops work by relieving the symptom that is making you feel bad BUT they do not "kill" any germs. They only help you to feel better for a little bit of time.
Covid, Cold and flu are caused by _______________.
Virus
How does bacteria grow?
Bacteria grows by splitting itself in half and multiplying.
2 become 4,
4 become 8,
8 become 16, etc...
What part of your hand is the dirtiest?
Thumb
Kids get "baby shots" to keep them from getting terrible diseases. What are these "shots" called?
Immunization, Vaccine or Vaccinations.
What is the name of the period when you are actually sick & able to spread your infection to others. You feel fine and do not know that you are about to be sick.
Incubation Period
Strep throat is caused by ________________.
Bacteria
Antibiotics (medicine) kills what kind of pathogen?
Bacteria
In order for infection to stop, what has to happen?
The chain must be broken.
What is the name of the cells that fight pathogens?
(Hint...they are named after a color)
White Blood Cells
Name at least one way to make your body stronger against infection.
Answers may vary...
Eating healthy
No smoking
Getting enough sleep/rest
Keep stress low
Germs or Pathogens can spread six ways. What are the Six?
Air
Objects
Food
Water
Animals
Insects
How do you treat an infection caused by a virus?
Rest, fluids and time will help you to feel better.
How many links are on the chain of infection and what do they represent?
Six, all must be connected in order fir the chain to allow infection to continue.
What is the name of the body system that fights infection.
Immune System
Name at least two diseases that we have learned about and tell me something about that disease.
Answers will vary...
Diabetes - Too much sugar in the blood
Cancer - Cells multiply in an abnormal way
Strep Throat - Causes heart disease if not treated
Asthma - Air passages are narrow, making it hard to breathe.
Etc...