Communicable and Non-Communicable CW

What is  a communicable disease?

• A disease that cannot be spread person to person.
• A disease that can be spread from person to person.

Viruses are the smallest disease-causing organisms.  Fact or Fiction

• Fact
• Fiction

An infection caused by a virus that multiplies in the nose and throat.

• Measles

• Ebola

• Chickenpox

• Flu

An infection caused by a virus that multiplies in the nose and throat.

• Allegies

• Cystic Fibrosis

• Asthma

• Diabetes

A respiratory illness caused by viruses.

• Common Cold

• Influenza

• Pertussis

• Tubercolosis

An illness caused by a virus that causes severe bleeding, organ failure, and often death.

• Heart Disease

• Conjunctivas

• Pertussis

• Ebola

An illness caused by a virus that is transmitted by direct contact with the rash or by droplets dispersed into the air by coughing or sneezing.

• Ebola

• Chickenpox

• Measles

• Allergies

Symptoms may include wheezing, breathlessness, persistent cough that produces thick spit and mucus, repeated lung infections, and inflamed nasal passages or a stuffy nose.

• Chickenpox

• Allergies

• Cystic Fibrosis

• Asthma

Symptoms may include red and swollen tonsils, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, swollen and tender lymph nodes in the neck, mild body aches, fever, and general feeling of tiredness and weakness.

• Strep Throat

• Common Cold

• Influenza

• Osteoporosis

There are a variety of causes of heart disease, including diet, lack of exercise, being overweight, other health conditions, and genetics.

• Arthritis

• Heart Disease

• Diabetes

• Tuberculosis