General Health
What is the most important thing we should do before eating and after using the bathroom?
Wash our hands!
Where does digestion begin?
The mouth
What organ in the body helps us take in oxygen?
The lungs
How many hours of sleep a night should we get?
Around 7-10 hours
What is the official language of the United States of America?
English
What is the population of Cameroon?
29,000,000 (29 million, correct answer can be within 3 million)
What types of food are part of a healthy diet?
Vegetables (fiber, vitamins, minerals)
Fruits (fiber, vitamins)
Grains (fiber, minerals)
Meat/Beans (protein, fat)
Dairy (protein, fat)
What is the name of the medicine that helps an asthma attack?
Inhaler, ventolin, albuterol
Why is sleep important? Name 3 things.
Sleep is important to
- help us grow (become tall and strong)
- remember things
- repair our body (injuries and sicknesses)
- have dreams (ideas, imagination)
Where am I from?
The United States
Name at least 3 things we can do to protect ourselves from malaria.
1. Sleep under a mosquito net
2. Remove tall grass from around our house
3. Do not leave buckets of water our for more than a week
4. Avoid exposing skin during the late hours of the night
5. Get treated quickly when we are feeling sick
Name 3 foods high in protein.
Meat (beef, pork, chicken, fish)
Beans
Eggs
Milk/yogurt
Name 3 signs that someone may be having an asthma attack.
1. They cannot breathe
2. They are itchy
3. They are dizzy
4. They sound wheezy or dry when they talk
5. They feel very tired and feel like falling down
Why do some people need glasses to see well?
People need glasses because there are some issues with their eyes (cornea and lens) that do not bend light properly to make a clear image
What are the ingredients to Ndole? Name at least 5.
Ndole Leaves
Peanut
Onion
Garlic
Dried Shrimp
Shrimp Cube
Palm Oil
What is the biggest disease in Cameroon?
Malaria- causing 7,000,000 cases a year (25% of the population) and 12,000 deaths
What is a calorie?
It is how much energy something has. A Parle G biscuit may have 100 calories. A human may need 2000 calories to live for a day.
Name at least 2 things you should do to help a friend having an asthma attack.
1. Rest them on a chair or the ground
2. Give them their inhaler/medicine
3. Tell an adult
How can we protect our vision? Name 3 things
- Do not watch television or look at phones too closely
- Rest our eyes for a few minutes every 20 minutes we are reading or watching something
- Avoid rubbing them
- Eat vitamin A (carrots, eggs, liver, oil)
- Avoid looking at the sun or very bright things
- Sleep
How much are HIV tests at the hospital?
They are free! They do not cost anything
What chemical property of soap helps remove microbes?
Soap's "amphipathic" properties of liking/being able to bond with both water and oil
What are the names of the 3 macronutrients?
Protein
Fat
Carbohydrate
(Don't forget the micronutrients: vitamins and minerals!)
What happens during an asthma attack?
Due to allergies or a bad reaction to food, bad air, stress, or dust, your breathing tubes:
- Get smaller
- Fill with mucous
- Prevent oxygen from getting to your body
How do we see?
Light enters our eyes and gets bent (cornea, lens). After, it travels to the back (retina) where the light energy gets absorbed by a special structure (photoreceptors) and gets changed into electrical energy that our brain understands.
How many countries are there in Africa?
Around 54