Vocabulary
A germ that causes disease
Pathogen
A living organism that can reproduce on its own
Bacteria
Spread through coughing and sneezing
Airborne Transmission
Sharing a drink and getting sick is what type of spread?
Direct contact
Best way to remove germs from hands
Washing hands
When germs enter the body and cause illness
Infection
A pathogen that needs a host to reproduce
Virus
Spread by touching another person
Direct Contact
A student gets lice from sharing a hat. What pathogen?
Parasite
Covering your mouth when coughing prevents what type of spread?
Airborne
The spread of disease from one person to another
Transmission
Grows in warm, moist environments like skin
Fungus
Spread by touching contaminated surfaces
Indirect contact
A red, itchy rash from the locker room is most likely what?
Fungus (ringworm)
Not sharing personal items helps prevent what?
Spread of germs
Keeping the body clean to prevent disease
Hygiene
Lives on or inside another organism and harms it
Parasite
Why schools are high-risk for spreading diseases
Close contact and shared spaces
A student takes antibiotics for a cold but doesn’t improve. Why?
Cold is caused by a virus
Why cleaning surfaces is important
Removes germs and prevents indirect spread
Spread of disease by touching objects or surfaces
Indirect Contact
Why antibiotics do NOT work on viruses
Why antibiotics do NOT work on viruses
Explain how germs enter the body from surfaces
Touch surface → touch face → germs enter body
A student touches a desk, then rubs their eyes and gets sick. What type of spread?
Indirect transmission
Name TWO ways to prevent communicable diseases