Communicable or noncommunicable?
The flu, a cold, and COVID-19 all belong to this type of disease.
Communicable
This is the most common way pinkeye spreads — when you do this with unwashed hands
Touching or rubbing your eyes
The single most effective way to prevent the spread of many diseases
Handwashing
When a sick person is kept away from others to stop spreading their illness, we call this.
Isolation/ Quarantine
Myth or fact: Washing hands for at least 20 seconds is more effective than a quick rinse.
FACT — 20 seconds of scrubbing removes significantly more germs
Heart disease, diabetes, and asthma are examples of this type.
Non Communicable
Strep throat spreads when an infected person does this, releasing tiny droplets into the air near others.
Sneeze or Cough
Staying home when you're sick is an example of this prevention strategy.
Isolation / reducing contact/ quarantine
When a food product is found to be contaminated or unsafe, the government issues this to warn the public and pull it from store shelves
A recall
Antibiotics can cure the flu.
MYTH — the flu is a virus; antibiotics only work on bacteria
What is a term that means "a disease can be passed from one person to another"
Contagious / infectious
Food left out too long can grow _____, which spread foodborne illness.
Bacteria
Three healthy lifestyle habits that reduce your risk of non-communicable disease
Any 3 of: exercise, healthy diet, no smoking, limit alcohol, manage stress, enough sleep, etc.
When a disease suddenly affects many people in one area, it's called this.
Outbreak / epidemic
Myth or fact: You can catch a cold by going outside in cold weather without a coat.
MYTH — colds are caused by viruses, not cold temperatures
True or false: cancer is a communicable disease
FALSE — cancer is non-communicable
Sharing needles, blood transfusions, and unprotected contact are ways this virus spreads. (HINT- the diseases in 3 letters)
HIV
This is something you can get to train your immune system to fight a disease before you get it. (HINT-people often get many of them as babies, and seasonally)
Vaccine
This organization monitors global disease outbreaks and coordinates health responses.
WHO — World Health Organization
Myth or fact: You can get the flu from a flu vaccine.
MYTH — flu vaccines use inactivated virus and cannot cause the flu
HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis are all examples of this category
Communicable dieases
This is the term for when a disease spreads across multiple countries and continents.
Pandemic
This type of medication kills bacteria but does NOT work on viruses.
Antibiotic
The concept of enough people being immune that a disease can't spread easily through a population.
Herd immunity
Myth or fact: Type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed through lifestyle choices.
Answer: FACT — healthy diet, exercise, and maintaining a healthy weight significantly reduce risk