1. Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases
7th Grade Health

2. Communicable Diseases
Definition: an infectious disease transmissible (as from person to person) by direct contact with an affected individual or the individual's discharges or by indirect means (as by a vector)—compare contagious disease.
Examples?

3. Communicable Diseases
Two types: virus and bacterial
Virus: no cure, medication will help symptoms, body has to ride it out.
Bacteria: curable with antibiotics and medication.

4. How are they spread?
Any ideas?
Sneeze
Cough
Sharing
Touching surfaces

5. Communicable Diseases
Influenza
Virus
Symptoms: fever, cough, sore throat,
muscle/body aches, fatigue, sometimes vomiting and diarrhea.
Complications: pneumonia, bronchitis,
sinus or ear infection.
Can be fatal
High Risk from flu: pregnant women,
elderly, young children, chronic medical conditions

6. Communicable Diseases
Rhinovirus
Virus
Symptoms: mild fever, headaches, sore throat,
cough, muscle aches, decrease in appetite.
Complications: bronchitis, pneumonia
High Risk: infants, toddlers, and
elementary school children

7. Communicable Diseases
Chicken Pox
Virus
Symptoms: red, blister like rash,
tiredness and fever
Complications: shingles
High Risk: small children and elderly
Vaccine can help
Prevent the virus

8. Communicable Diseases
Strep Throat
Bacterial
Symptoms: throat pain, difficulty swallowing,
red and swollen tonsils, streaks or spots of
puss on tonsils, tender lymph glands, fever, fatigue
Complications: tonsillitis (requires surgery)
Amoxicillin is recommended by doctor

9. Communicable Diseases
Food Poisoning
Bacterial: Salmonella
Symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, fever
Complications: dehydration
Wash hands before and
after you prepare food or touch
any surface.

10. Non Communicable Diseases
Definition: non-infectious and non-transmissible among people. Currently, NCDs are the leading causes of death and disease burden worldwide.
Examples?

11. Cancer Benign or Malignant
Symptoms: lump or pain (depending on the cancer)
Complications: hair loss, swelling, weight loss, system malfunctions or shut down, death
Types of cancer?
High Risk: general population

12. Cancer

13. Heart Disease Symptoms: pain in chest, numbness in limbs, nausea, etc.
Treatment: diet and exercise, surgery
Complications: atherosclerosis, heart attack, angina, arrhythmia.
High Risk: elderly, chronic heart problems/defects

14. Heart Disease

15. Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2 Treatment: insulin
Complications: poor circulation, wounds have a hard time healing, amputation, insulin support, poor teeth
High risk: obese or overweight, genetics

16. Diabetes

17. Asthma Cure? Treatment: inhaler medication
Symptoms: tight chest, trouble breathing, coughing, unable to catch your breath
Brought on by?
High risk: those who already who have asthma, can get it as you age

18. Asthma

19. Allergies You can be allergic to anything!!
Treatment: epinephrine, avoidence, allergy testing
Symptoms: depending on the allergy ( hives, swelling of throat and tongue, runny nose and eyes, retaining water)
High Risk: those who already have allergies, you can become allergic to something

20. Allergies