May 11th, 2016 The Hunger Games by: Suzanne Collins

Name:

Date:

Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Understanding Diseases

Level#1: Understanding the causes of diseases is the first step in preventing them. Diseases can be separated into two groups. These groups are communicable and non-communicable diseases. A communicable disease is one that can be passed form one person to another. Communicable diseases are sometimes called contagious diseases. The common cold, influenza or " flu" and strep throat are communicable diseases. AIDS is an example of a more serious communicable disease.

1. What is the first step in preventing diseases?






2. What are the names of the two groups of diseases?





3. What is a communicable disease?

Level#2: Understanding the causes of diseases is the first step in preventing them. Diseases can be separated into two groups. These groups are communicable and non-communicable diseases. A communicable disease is one that can be passed form one person to another. Communicable diseases are sometimes called contagious diseases. The common cold, influenza or " flu" and strep throat are communicable diseases. AIDS is an example of a more serious communicable disease. A non-communicable disease is one that is not contagious. Cancer, high blood pressure, and Lyme disease are non-communicable diseases. These diseases do not spread form one person to another. There are risk factors that can make people more likely to get the disease. These risk factors include smoking, not eating healthy foods, and not wearing insect repellent.

1. What is the first step in understanding diseases and how many groups of diseases are there?

2. What are the names of the two groups of diseases and what is a communicable disease?

3. What are communicable diseases sometimes called and what are some examples?

Level#3: Understanding the causes of diseases is the first step in preventing them. Diseases can be separated into two groups. These groups are communicable and non-communicable diseases. A communicable disease is one that can be passed form one person to another. Communicable diseases are sometimes called contagious diseases. The common cold, influenza or " flu" and strep throat are communicable diseases. AIDS is an example of a more serious communicable disease. A non-communicable disease is one that is not contagious. Cancer, high blood pressure, and Lyme disease are non-communicable diseases. These diseases do not spread form one person to another. There are risk factors that can make people more likely to get the disease. These risk factors include smoking, not eating healthy foods, and not wearing insect repellent. The bubonic plague killed 25 million people in Europe between 1347 and 1400. No one knew what caused the plague or how to stop it. The plague was called an epidemic because it infected so many people. An epidemic is a widespread occurrence of a certain disease. Epidemics still occur today. Many people consider AIDS to be an epidemic. Once started, epidemics are difficult to control.

1. Explain how diseases can be prevented, how diseases can be separated, and what these groups are called.

2. Explain what communicable diseases are and what they are sometimes called.

3. Give some example of common communicable diseases and a serious one.

Parent's Signature: __________________________________

Parent Comments: