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Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ are diseases that can be transmitted from one person to another

a)

Non communicable diseases

b)

Communicable diseases

c)

Goiter

2.
What is a non-communicable disease?
a)
An illness that can be passed on by germs from person to person.
b)
A disease that cannot be passed on to another person.
3.
What is  a communicable disease?
a)
A disease that cannot be spread person to person.
b)
A disease that can be spread from person to person.
4.
Which of these causes lung cancer?
a)
smoking
b)
drinking alcohol
c)
exercise
d)
obesity
5.
Which of these is the main cause of type 2 diabetes
a)
smoking
b)
exercise
c)
obesity
d)
drinking alcohol
6.

A person is told they are at risk of a heart attack what would make their health better?

a)

Drinking alcohol

b)

Starting smoking

c)

Exercise

d)

Eating lots of burgers

7.
Diseases of the heart and the blood vessels are called ...
a)
asthma 
b)
carcinogen
c)
cancer
d)
 cardiovascular diseases
8.
TRUE OR FALSE?  Cigarette smoke and tar contain carcinogens that cause cancer in cells of the lungs.
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
9.
Washing your hands is the _________ effective strategy for preventing the spread of disease?
a)
least
b)
most
10.

Coughing, sneezing, and runny nose are all _______________ of the common cold.

a)

access points

b)

abrasions

c)

organisms

d)

symptoms

11.

Chicken pox is an example of a ___________________________ disease.

a)

non-communicable

b)

exposure

c)

abrasion

d)

communicable

12.

Communicable diseases can be transferred from animal to person.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

If you are showing symptoms of a communicable disease you should still go to school.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The system in our body that helps fight disease is called the ________________ system.

a)

respiratory

b)

digestive

c)

muscular

d)

immune

15.
The centers for disease control is known as the ?
a)
COA
b)
FFA
c)
FBI
d)
CDC