16 - Diseases: Causes and Prevention
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Practice Questions
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What is a disease?
💡 Hint: Think of what happens when someone is not feeling well.
Name one type of infectious disease.
💡 Hint: Consider diseases caused by germs.
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What type of disease is caused by pathogens?
💡 Hint: Think about diseases that can be caught.
True or False: Non-infectious diseases can be transmitted from one person to another.
💡 Hint: Consider whether these diseases spread.
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Discuss how societal changes such as urbanization and lifestyle modifications can affect the prevalence of non-infectious diseases.
💡 Hint: Consider how living environments impact health choices.
Design a community health program focusing on preventing infectious diseases. What strategies would you include?
💡 Hint: Think about real-world practices that help prevent disease outbreaks.
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