Communicable Diseases
A communicable disease, which first appeared in China, that is spreading rapidly currently and caused a global pandemic.
What is COVID-19?
The number of food groups the USDA says we should incorporate in our diets.
What is 5?
Name one benefit of cardiovascular fitness
Stronger heart or reduced risk of chronic disease, or can boost mental health/mood, or burns calories and helps maintain weight
Disease lasting more than 3 months
Agents such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi that cause communicable diseases.
What are pathogens?
The food group that includes: seafood, meat, poultry, eggs, beans, peas, lentils, nuts, seeds, and soy products.
What are protein foods?
The three components of fitness
What are muscular strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance?
Leading cause of death in the US
What is heart disease?
Innovative medical products which have helped us greatly reduce the risk and spread of communicable diseases.
What are vaccines?
The range for the number of cups of vegetables the average person should consume in a day
What is between 2 and 4?
The formula for calculating the total number of calories you burn in a day
What is RMR+ Actively burned calories?
Acronym for what you should do if you think someone is having a stroke.
What is FAST (Face, Arms, Speech, Time)?
A carrier of a communicable disease.
What are vectors?
The change in your weight if you eat more calories than you burn
What is gaining weigt?
How well your body uses oxygen during fitness
What is cardio respiratory fitness?
Most common cancer
What is skin cancer?
A communicable disease that attacks the immune system of the host. Can be contracted as a result of contact with blood or bodily fluids containing the virus.
What is HIV?
The two food groups that reduce the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease
What are fruits and vegetbales?
Ways to improve cardiovascular endurance
What is FIT (Frequency, Intensity, and Time)?
A form of cancer that occurs when pigment-producing cells in the skin mutate. Can spread to other parts and cause a life-threatening condition.
What is melanoma?