May 12th, 2016 The Hunger Games by: Suzanne Collins

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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 are communicable diseases sometimes called?






2. What are examples of communicable diseases?





3. What is an example of a serious 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 from 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 an example of a more serious communicable disease?





2. What is a non-communicable disease and what are some examples?





3. What are the risk factors of the non-communicable diseases you listed?






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 from 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 what a non-communicable disease is, give several examples, and list the risk factors related to these diseases.







2. Explain why the plague was called an epidemic, how many people did it kill, and where did it happen.






3. Explain what an epidemic is and give an example of a recent epidemic.







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