cancer - diabetes - chronic kidney disease - cardiovascular problems
Which conditions are risk factors for non-infectious diseases?
obesity - physical inactivity - drugs like tobacco and alcohol
What causes athlete's foot?
A pathogenic fungi.
What kind of disease is cancer?
non-infectious disease
Mention three diseases caused by a virus:
AIDS - flu - mumps
What kind of disease is food poisoning?
infectious disease
Mention two diseases caused by bacterial infections:
food poisoning-gastritis-respiratory infections-urinary infections-reproductive system infections-skin and eye problems-nervous system diseases
Explain how is Malaria transmitted from person to person?
Infected mosquito bites a person and infects that person. A mosquito bites the infected person and a healthy person, then the healthy person gets infected as w
Why do you think physical inactivity is a risk factor for non-infectious disease?
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Four examples of pathogens are:
bacteria-viruses-fungi-protists
What kind of disease is chronic kidney disease?
non-infectious disease
What kind of disease is nail fungal infection?
infectious disease
"It's a microorganism that causes, or can cause disease" This definition refers to:
Pathogen
What kind of disease is AIDS?
Infectious disease
Mention two diseases caused by protists:
Malaria - sleeping sickness
How are infectious diseases caused?
They are caused by pathogens.
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