Caring for yourself A2) describe selected examples of infectious and non-infectious diseases, identifying their detection and prevention.

What’s the difference? You can’t catch it from another person NON-INFECTIOUS DISEASE InfectiOUS DISEASE You can’t catch it from another person Not contagious Some of these diseases are heriditary You CAN catch it from another person (blood, bacteria, air-borne, sexually transmitted, etc…) Contagious Not heriditary

What are the similarities? Can affect people of any age Can affect a person’s physical health (cause a part of a person’s body to not work right) Can affect a person’s mental health Can affect a person’s social health Can affect us in economical ways (cost money)

Non-infectious diseases Asthma allergies diabetes Heart disease cancer arthritis epilepsy Multiple sclerosis Anorexia, bulimia

Infectious Diseases Food poisoning Measles Chicken Pox Cold Nile Virus E.coli virus Mononucleosis (Mono) Warts Influenza (flu), H1N1

Assignment Research FOUR diseases (two infectious and two non-infectious) For each disease, find: What is the disease ( create a definition in your OWN words) How is it transmitted, and if not, how is it developped? What are the 3 symptons on the body? What can be done to prevent or lessen the chances of getting this disease (medication, protection, habits, health choice, etc…)? If not, how do you treat it. (3)

Information on Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/az/ http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/id-mi/index-eng.php

Sharing your research When it’s your turn, present ONE infectious and ONE non-infectious disease to your group. When you are not presenting, you will need to take notes on what your group members are saying! For ONE of the diseases that is presented to you, write a short summary of what you’ve learned. For ex: “Malaria – I learned that it is transmitted through mosquito bites. It can give you fever, chills and even kill you. It’s common in Africa and South America.”

Assignment Create a color poster that shows FOUR ways to prevent infectious 0r non-infectious diseases Underneath, write a paragraph explaining your FOUR drawings For ex: “One way to prevent infectious diseases is to wash your hands because bacteria is transmitted through touch. Another way is to eat healthy because….”

How do we prevent diseases ????