Types of Diseases
Types of Diseases: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Jaundice, Allergies, Non-communicable Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Classification of Microbes and, Causes of Diseases
Important Questions on Types of Diseases
Which of the following disease is non-communicable?
What are non-communicable diseases? Mention two examples of it.
Make a list of types of microbes.
Describe about some useful microbes.
What are harmful microbes?
Identify example of infectious disease:
Edu-fact: Infectious diseases are the third leading cause of death in the United States, causing over deaths annually, a figure that has nearly doubled since the early 's.
List minimum general preventive measures to avoid the spread of infectious diseases.
Explain the term non-communicable diseases.
Prions are responsible for slow-progressing neurological disorders such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
Recall the names of some harmful microbes.
List the name of some useful microbes.
List the type of microbes.
Unscramble LLEARYG to form a meaningful word:
Fill in the blank with a suitable word:
[antibody, antigen, allergy, catalyst]
An _____ is an unusual reaction to a particular substance.
Plants and animals can have infectious disease.
Plants do not have any infectious diseases.
How the H1N1 virus (or the swine flu) is spreading across the world. What are its causes? How is it passed on from one infected person to another? Find out the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic.
Germs that cause tummy upset are spread by
Write the harmful effects of smoke from coal at different parts of the body.
Who coined the term allergy, whether it was Emil von Behring or Clemens Peter von Pirquet?
