Remember: These are contagious from person to person.
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Give an example of a communicable disease that is NOT Covid-19.
Some examples are HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis
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What is a communicable disease?
Diseases that move through a population by traveling from person to person.
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Are communicable diseases preventable?
Yes, trough vaccines and adequate hygiene measures.
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What are non-communicable diseases?
Diseases that are not contagious like the flu or the common cold, but are usually a result of an unhealthy lifestyle or other causes
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Give an example of a non-communicable disease.
Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes, among others, are some examples of this type of disease.
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True or false: Non-communicable diseases can be associated with smoking, a diet high in saturated fat, drinking alcohol, a lack of physical activity, and diets low in fruit and vegetables.
True!
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Is there a cure for non-communicable diseases?
For most non-communicable diseases there is no cure, and they are responsible for around 60% of the global mortality rate.
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Are non-communicable diseases preventable?
Most of them are, through healthy habits.
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What is HIV?
HIV is a transmitted virus which affects the immune system. It destroys the body’s ability to defend itself against other illnesses.
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Malaria is a disease spread by what animal?
Mosquitos
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Tuberculosis attacks the...
lungs.
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CVD stands for
Cardiovascular diseases
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True or false: Cancer only affects one part o the body.
False
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Diabetes is a non-communicable disease, this illness is related to problems with the...
pancreas.
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True or false: a healthy diet can help you avoid big health problems.
