Definitions Flashcards
1
Q
What is meant by DROPLET INFECTION?
A
An infection that is transmitted from one person to another by droplets of moisture expelled from the upper respiratory tract through sneezing or coughing.
2
Q
What is a CONTAGIOUS DISEASE?
A
passes on through fluids or touch
3
Q
What is an INCUBATION PERIOD?
A
the time between a virus/ bacteria entering the body and the first symptoms appearing.
4
Q
what does the word SYMPTOMS mean?
A
a sign that you have something wrong with your body
5
Q
what is meant by the word IMMUNITY? ( give 2 points)
A
- where your body can fight off a bacteria/ virus
- the body won’t allow an illness to grow in it
6
Q
what is a VACCINE?
A
injection of a weak form of the disease given by needle.
7
Q
Give four ways in which the spread of a disease can be prevented.
A
answers may include…
- Washing hands
- wearing a mask
- catching a sneeze or a cough
- Distancing
- not sharing things e.g. dips, drinks, towels, etc.
