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Health quiz #1
Diseases
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| germs | pathogens |
| lifestyle diseases | less physically active/poor nutrition, or drug use |
| pandemic | a disease that spreads quickly through human populations world wide |
| locally large outbreak | epidemic |
| asymptomatic | carrier with no symptoms |
| communicable | passed on from person to person, by objects, environment, animals, food and water |
| bacteria | most are curable with antibiotics |
| virus | cold, flu, Covid, non-curable, but most are treatable and have vaccines |
| fungi | mold, mildew, mushrooms - feed on host |
| parasite | tick |
| examples of direct contact | touching person with the disease |
| examples of indirect contact | coughing, sneezing, touching objects |
| way to prevent spread of disease | hand washing, vaccination, masking |
| communicable diseases | passed on from person to person, |
| infectious diseases | passed on from person to person, by objects, environment, animals, food and water |
| non-communicable diseases | passed on by pollutants (air), chemicals, by personal lifestyle |
| lifestyle behaviors lead to which disease | heart disease |
| symptomatic | having some kind of symptoms of disease, fever, cough, |
| Endemic | a disease which never reaches herd immunity and becomes necessary for ongoing precaution and annual vaccination |