MAPEH: Health 3rd Qtr Flashcards
Any illness that can be passed or transmitted
Communicable disease
Rapid spread of infectious disease to many people
Epidemic
Global disease outbreak
Pandemic
Direct Transmission
Direct person to person contact
Indirect Transmission
Transferred from one person to another indirectly
Viruses or bacteria are transferred from one person to another through small respiratory droplets or dust
Airborne transmission
Transferred through carriers or vectors
Vector-borne
Communicable or Non-Communicable?
Pneumonia
Communicable
Communicable or Non-Communicable?
Demntia
Non-Communicable
Communicable or Non-Communicable?
Hepatitis A
Non-Communicable
Communicable or Non-Communicable?
Acute Respiratory Infections
Communicable
Communicable or Non-Communicable?
Spinal Chord Injury
Non-Communicable
Communicable or Non-Communicable?
Chicken Pox
Communicable
Communicable or Non-Communicable?
Tuberculosis
Communicable
Communicable or Non-Communicable?
Cancer
Non-Communicable