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Communicable And Noncommunicable Diease Flashcards

1
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Five examples of pathogens are

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Bacterial virus fungi parasite and protozoa

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2
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The common cold flu athletes foot and mononucleosis are examples of

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Virus disease

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3
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Communicable diseases are spread through

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Direct contact puncture wounds childbirth and vectors

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4
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Washing hands not sharing personal items covering your mouth while coughing abstaining from sexual activity and get a vaccine are five

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Precautions to help stop communicable diseases

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5
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The blank system is the best line of defense agonist communicable diseases

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Immune

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A blank tumor causes harm by invading other areas of the body

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Malignant

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A blank is an example of the organism that causes communicable diseases

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Animal

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Influenza hepatitis A And B and chicken pox have a blank

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Vaccine that can prevent diseases

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9
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Athletes foot and ringworm are caused by the pathogen

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Fungi

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10
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Tobacco use high cholesterol physical activity weight stress and drug use are

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Controllable risk factors

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The uncontrollable risk factors for non communicable diseases are

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Age gender and heredity

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12
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Cardiovascular disease can be detected by

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blood pressure electrocardiogram MRI anaiography or ct scan

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13
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A blank occurs when parts of the brain is deprived of oxygen

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Stroke

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14
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Cancer can be defined as

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Uncontrollabled growth of abnormal cells

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Tobacco chemical radiation and UV rays are cancer-causing agent also known as

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Risk factors

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16
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Blank is a period of time when cancer symptoms go away

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Remission

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17
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Type blank diabetes is a disease that requires insulin injections for all patients

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Type 1

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18
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A blank is an organism such as mosquitoes or flies that carries pathogens to others

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Parasite

19
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Three treatment options for cancer are

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Surgery chemotherapy and radiation

20
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Medication used to treat Inc. here bacterial diseases are called

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Antibiotics

21
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The smallest pathogen is a blank

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Virus

22
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Strep throat conjunctivitis meningitis and Lyme disease are causes by the pathogen

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Bacterial

23
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A plant like organism that causes disease is is a blank

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Fungi

24
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A preparation of a dead or weekend pathogen to be injected into the body preventing a disease is a blank

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Vaccine

25
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A disease defined as an inflammation of the liver is

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Hepatitis

26
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Type blank diabetes are normally diagnose and young people

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Type one

27
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The blank blank blank and blank are physical barriers to disease

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Skin mucus membrane and Celia

28
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Disease that have increased or threaten to increase in the future I’ll called

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Emerging infections

29
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Blank is a type of cardiovascular surgery that involves a balloon and sent

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Angioplasty

30
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Blank symptoms include extreme hunger thirst and elevated glucose levels

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Diabetes

31
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The common cold is caused by the pathogens

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Virus

32
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Mad cow disease avian influenza and h1n1 are examples of

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Emerging infections

33
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Blank heart failure is when the heart gradually weekends and cannot maintain pumping force

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Congestive

34
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Blank is also known as a silent killer

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Hypertension

35
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Blank is responsible for one third of cancer deaths

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Tobacco

36
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Does a type one blank produces no insulin

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Diabetes

37
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Blank is a hormone that allows glucose to be moved from the blood

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Insulin

38
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Blank diseases are caused by many factors and occurs more often as you age

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Noncommunicable

39
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Blank and blank are two diseases caused by bacteria or virus

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Pneumonia and meningitis

40
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Be able to compare contrast commutable and noncommunicable diseases

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Communicable can be spread from one living organism to another environment
Noncommunicable cannot be transmitted by another person vector or the environment

41
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No the major characteristics of type one diabetes and type two

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Type one no insulin is produced said usually diagnosed in children requires daily insulin injections
Type to some insulin is produced it more common 90 95% of all cases usually diagnosed in adults

42
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Discuss causes of death for adults and understand why certain diseases are the leading cause of death

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Cancer and cardiovascular disease you can’t prevent them

43
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Know how to deal with an outbreak

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1. Wash hangs 
Not going places
Stay away from people 
Stay away from vectors 
Get vaccinated
44
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Tiny micro organisms that enter the body and cause diseases are

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Pathogens

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