B5: Diseases

Question 1

What are communicable diseases?

Answer 1

Communicable diseases are diseases that can be passed on from one person to another (contagious).

Question 2

What are non-communicable diseases?

Answer 2

Non-communicable diseases are diseases that cannot be passed on from one person to another (not contagious)

Question 3

What is a pathogen?

Answer 3

A pathogen is any microorganism that causes infectious diseases.

Question 4

What is health?

Answer 4

A state of mental and physical wellbeing.

Question 5

A disease which can be passed on from one person to another is called…

Answer 5

infectious/ communicable disease

Question 6

State two factors that can affect health.

Answer 6

Diet

Stress

Question 7

List three ways pathogens can be spread

Answer 7

By air
By water
By direct contact

Question 8

Which famous scientist discovered the importance of washing hands?

Answer 8

Ignaz Semmelweis

Question 9

Which famous scientist showed that microorganisms caused disease, and
developed important vaccines?

Answer 9

Louis Pasteur

Question 10

Complete the statements about measles.

Measles are caused by a…
Symptoms of measles are…
The pathogen is spread by…

Answer 10

Virus
Diarrhoea
Inhalation of droplets

Question 11

Complete the statements on HIV.

HIV is caused by a…
Initially, symptoms include a…
The pathogen is spread through…

Answer 11

Virus
Flu-like illness
Sexual contact