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WorksheetsNon Communicable / Communicable Disease Quiz MMS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a non-communicable disease?
What is a communicable disease?
How can communicable diseases be prevented?
By maintaining a healthy diet
By regular exercise
By vaccination and practicing good hygiene
By avoiding sunlight
What are some common examples of non-communicable diseases?
Influenza and common cold
Diabetes and heart disease
Chickenpox and measles
Tuberculosis and malaria
Which of the following is a method to manage non-communicable diseases?
Antibiotic treatment
Vaccination
Lifestyle changes and medication
Isolation and quarantine
What is the primary mode of transmission for communicable diseases?
Genetic inheritance
Direct contact with infected individuals
Environmental factors
Nutritional deficiencies
What is a pathogen?
A simple one celled organism that can help humans but some are also hurtful to humans.
The smallest and simplest pathogen?
Pathogen that are more complex than bacteria but cannot make their own food? Most are harmless to humans.
How do pathogens spread?
Pathogens spread through direct contact, indirect contact, vectors, and contaminated food / water..
Your body has natural barriers between you and pathogens? What are they?
Skin, mucous membranes, saliva, tears and stomach acid..
What are ways to decrease your risk of disease?
Get enough sleep
Eat healthful foods
Stay physically active
All of the above
You have control over your lifestyle factors
True
False
Unhealthy lifestyle choices is the cause of most heart disease
True
False
Catching it from someone else is a risk factor for cancer
True
False
A medicine that can give you immunity to a disease is called a __________.
antibodies
vaccine
pathogen
white blood cell
A disease that is hereditary can be passed from parents to their children.
True
False
Diseases that cause further breakdown of body cells, tissues, and organs as they progress?
Diseases that are present wither continuously or off and on over a long period of time?
