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Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

________ is a disease that can be passed to a person from another person or animal or object.

a)

Non-communicable disease

b)

Communicable Disease

c)

Pathogens

2.

Any disturbance in the working of the body is called ______________

a)

disease

b)

hygiene

c)

pathogen

3.

Communicable diseases can be transferred from animal to person.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Communicable diseases are contagious. Can you pass a contagious disease to another person?

a)

yes

b)

no

5.

A disease that can be passed from one person to another through pathogens.

a)

Communicable disease

b)

Noncommunicable disease

6.

Which type of disease CAN be spread from person to person?

a)

Communicable diseases

b)

Noncommunicable diseases

7.

Which of the following is a non-communicable disease?

a)

Influenza

b)

Diabetes

c)

Measles

d)

Tuberculosis

8.

Which is a communicable disease

a)

Heart Attack

b)

Cancer

c)

Asthma

d)

Covid - 19

9.

Give one example of non-Communicable disease

a)

Diabetes

b)

Polio

c)

Rabies

d)

Typhoid

10.

Which is NOT an example of a communicable disease?

a)

Pink Eye

b)

Chicken Pox

c)

Cancer

d)

Cold

11.

Which 3 diseases are communicable diseases (contagious)?

a)

common cold

b)

allergies

c)

influenza (flu)

d)

coronavirus

e)

asthma

12.

Which of these lists have Non-Communicable diseases (NOT Contagious)? Choose 2

a)

asthma, allergies, gum disease

b)

chickenpox, pink eye, smallpox

c)

diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart disease

13.

This are illness that can easily spread from one person to another.

a)

Pathogen

b)

Germs and Bacteria

c)

Disease Agents

d)

Communicable Diseases

14.

Anybody with weak resistance or immunity against disease.

a)

susceptible host

b)

mode of exit

c)

mode of transmission

15.

Proper handwashing can break the chain of infectious disease.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

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

a)

respiratory

b)

digestive

c)

muscular

d)

immune

17.

Are all diseases contagious?

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

A disease that does not spread from person to person is called a ___________.

a)

Communicable disease

b)

Noncommunicable disease

19.

___________ are tiny organisms that cause diseases.

a)

Pathogens

b)

Infection

c)

Symptoms

d)

Noncommunicable diseases

20.

Which pathogens are the smallest and cause the most infectious diseases?

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria 

c)

Fungi

d)

Protozoa

21.

Which of the following is a characteristic of noncommunicable diseases?

a)

They are caused by pathogens

b)

They can be spread from person to person

c)

They are often chronic and long-lasting

d)

They are always curable

22.

What is the primary method of transmission for communicable diseases?

a)

Direct contact with an infected person

b)

Genetic inheritance

c)

Environmental factors

d)

Nutritional deficiencies

23.

Which of the following is an example of a communicable disease?

a)

Hypertension

b)

Asthma

c)

Tuberculosis

d)

Diabetes

24.

How can the spread of communicable diseases be prevented?

a)

By maintaining a healthy diet

b)

By regular exercise

c)

By vaccination and good hygiene practices

d)

By avoiding allergens

25.

Which of the following statements is true about noncommunicable diseases?

a)

They are caused by bacteria and viruses

b)

They can be prevented by vaccines

c)

They are not contagious

d)

They are always acute and short-term