Disease

Any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind is a(n)_______________.

• Pathogen

• Disease

• Infection

• Illness

These diseases are contagious and spread from person to person.

• Genetic disease

• Non-communicable disease

• Deficiency disease

• Communicable disease

Organisms that cause diseases are called?

• Pathogens

• Hosts

• Phagocytes

• Toxins

A disease that you can spread from person to person is known as a: (a)  

• infectious disease
• noninfectious disease
• non-communicable disease
• direct contact illness

Match the following to the best answer.

• some are influenced by heredity; some can develop due to unhealthy habits

• symptom

• illnesses that are ongoing or last a long time

• Chronic Disease

• can be passed through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes

• Acute Disease

• the signals your body sends to let you know you are becoming ill

• noninfectious

• happens quickly and lasts a short time

• infectious

Which is not an environmental factor that contributes to chronic diseases? (a)  

• secondhand smoke
• healthy diet
• Pollution
• Sun exposure

What is a symptom?

• The study of the causes of a disease

• Subjective evidence of a disease

• Objective evidence of a disease

• To identify a disease

What is a sign?

• The study of the causes of a disease

• Subjective evidence of a disease

• Objective evidence of a disease

• To identify a disease

What does it mean to have a diagnosis?

• The study of the causes of a disease

• Subjective evidence of a disease

• Objective evidence of a disease

• To identify a disease

What is chronic disease?

• when the course of the disease lasts long

• a disease that appears suddenly and does not long

• a disease caused by a pathogen

• a disease not caused by pathogens