Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases

Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases

Health (4)6.1

What is a disease?

A disease is an illness or condition that prevents your body from working the way it normally works.

Diseases are Contagious (Communicable) or NOT Contagious (Non-Communicable.

Contagious means you can pass it to another person.

Multiple Choice

Are all diseases contagious?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Communicable diseases are contagious. Can you pass a contagious disease to another person?

• yes

• no

Contagious diseases is another word for COMMUNICABLE diseases.

Here are examples:

Multiple Select

Which 3 diseases are communicable diseases (contagious)?

• common cold

• allergies

• influenza (flu)

• coronavirus

• asthma

"NOT Contagious" diseases are called NON-COMMUNICABLE diseases.

Here are examples:

Multiple Select

Which of these lists have Non-Communicable diseases (NOT Contagious)? Choose 2

• asthma, allergies, gum disease

• chickenpox, pink eye, smallpox

• diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart disease

You can avoid or control some diseases by:

• washing hands

• sneezing and coughing into a tissue

• getting vaccinated

• eating healthy

• exercising

Multiple Choice

Which of these CANNOT help avoid or control diseases?

• eat health

• exercise

• cough into the air

• wash hands

• get vaccinated