Communicatable diseases

Question 1

What is a communicable disease?

Answer 1

Conditions that are caused by viruses or bacteria can be passed on by contact.
such as HIV, AIDS Hepititas, COVID-19

Question 2

What is the definition of a pandemic?

Answer 2

Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease over a whole country or world at a particular time such as COVID-19 in 2020.

Question 3

What is the definition of an epidemic?

Answer 3

Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at particular time such as the measles outbreak.

Question 4

What does it mean by notifiable disease?

Answer 4

When a disease is diagnosed the healthcare provider has the legal responsibility to notify the medical health officer about the disease, so it can be monitored and precautions can be placed. Eg. Measles Tuberculosis, COVID-19, Whooping cough

Question 5

What is the definition of non-communicable diseases?

Answer 5

Diseases cannot be passed on, can be inherited congenital, and lifestyle. Such as Stroe, Cancer, Diabetes