Disease 4th/5th Grade

What is a disease?

• A type of tree

• When you sneeze you have a disease!

• A symptom

• A break down in the way the body works

What is a symptom?

• A sign that a disease is present in your body

• Something that only hurts you

• Something that makes you likely to get diseases

• A trait passed down from your parents

Which two answers are types of symptoms?

• Sneezing

• Flu

• Fever

• Measles

What are two ways you can prevent disease?

• Going out when it is cold

• Eating spoiled food

• Washing your hands

• Getting vaccines

What is a microbe?

• A bad, bad thing!

• A very small world on a little spinning disk

• Something that always makes you sick

• A microscopic organism that can cause disease

What are four types of microbes?

• Virus, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa

• Disease, condition, symptom, and treatment

• Flu, cold, measles, and mumps

• Diabetes, cancer, asthma, and allergies

What is a communicable disease?

• A disease that CAN spread from person to person

• A disease that CANNOT spread from person to person

• A disease that always kills you instantly

• A disease that always hurts

What is a non-communicable disease?

• A disease that CAN spread from person to person

• A disease that CANNOT spread from person to person

• A disease that cannot be treated in any way

• A disease that has no symptoms

Which of these diseases are communicable?

• Diabetes

• Cancer

• Flu

• Ring Worm

Which of these diseases are non-communicable?

• Cancer

• Diabetes

• Flu

• Cold