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Health less. 3 vocab
Health Lesson 3 Common Communicable Disease Vocabulary
Definition | Term |
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A communicable disease characterized by a fever, chills, fatigue, headache, muscle aches, and respiratory symptoms. | Influenza |
Can the flu be spread by indirect or direct contact or both? | Both |
Can a cold be spread by indirect or direct contact or both? | Both |
The length of time that a particular disease can be spread from person to person. | Contagious Period |
What are the common symptoms of chicken pox? | Rash, fever, and aching muscles |
How long is chicken pox contagious for? | About week |
What are common symptoms of measles? | Rash, fever, and head and body aches. |
what are the common symptoms of mumps? | Fever, headache, and swollen salivary glands. |
A viral disease characterized by severe sore throat and swelling of the lymph glands in the neck and around the throat area. | Mononucleosis ("the kissing disease") |
what are the symptoms of mononucleosis? | Fatigue, loss of appetite, fever, and headache. |
A viral disease characterized by an inflammation of the liver and yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes. | Hepatitis |
What are the symptoms of hepatitis? | Weakness, fatigue, loss of appetite, fever, headaches: A,B, and C. |
A bacterial disease that usually affects the lungs. | Tuberculosis |
A serious inflammation of the lungs. | Pneumonia |
A sore throat caused by streptococcal bacteria. | Strep Throat |