Communicable Diseases
Which disease's symptoms include a red throat, swollen lymph nodes, and fever?
What is Strep Throat
Which condition is characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood?
What is diabetes
What is cancer?
What is the rapid and uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells.
Define a non-communicable disease
What is a disease that is not transmitted from one person to another
What is the most common way to prevent communicable diseases?
What is washing your hands
Which disease causes rashes and small, itchy hives to appear on the skin?
What are chicken pox
Which type of diabetes appears due to lifestyle choices?
What is Type 2 Diabetes
What is a tumor?
What is a mass of abnormal cells
What are the two types of non-communicable diseases?
What is chronic and degenerative
Which prevention practice helps you avoid animal borne diseases?
What is keep pets vaccinated
This disease is also known as the "kissing disease"
What is Mononucleosis
Which type of diabetes is characterized by the pancreas's inability to produce insulin?
What is Type 1 Diabetes
What is the substance that can cause cancer?
What is a carcinogen
What are the 3 main causes of non-communicable diseases?
What is present at birth, lifestyle choices, and environmental factors
Why do we cover our mouths when sneezing and coughing?
What is preventing spit droplets from spreading
Which disease only has a vaccine in the United States?
What is measles
Which complication with Type 2 Diabetes results in tingling, numbness, burning, pain or eventual loss of feeling in fingers and toes?
What is nerve damage in the limbs
What are the 2 types of cancers?
What are benign and malignant
Which type of non-communicable disease is present off and on over a long period of time?
What is a chronic disease
What are the three best ways to prevent allergies?
What is avoid the allergen, take medication, and get injections.
What is the contagious period for Mumps?
What is 1 week pre-symptoms to 9 days post-symptoms
Which side affects does stress have on your insulin and blook sugar?
What is raised blood sugar levels and decrease in insulin intake
What are 5 to 10% of cancers a result of?
What is heredity
What are all disorders that are present when the baby is born?
What are congenital disorders
What things do you want to eat most in your diet to prevent non-communicable diseases?
What is diet high in fruits, vegetables, and complex carbs