Transcript Diseases - Ms.Villari's Weebly

Diseases
Non-communicable
Vs
Communicable
Non-communicable
• a disease which is not infectious
• spread by: heredity, surroundings and behavior
• an illness that is caused by something other than a
pathogen
• Can you name some non-communicable
diseases?
Examples
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Cancer
• Asthma
• Heart disease
http://www.webmd.com
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
Communicable diseases
• illness resulting from the presence of pathogenic
microbial agents, including pathogenic viruses,
pathogenic bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multi-cellular
parasites
• Can be spread from person to person
• These infecting agents may also be transmitted
through liquids, food, body fluids, contaminated
objects, airborne inhalation, or through vector-borne
spread
Examples
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AIDS
CHICKEN POX
MEASLES
LICE
STREP THROAT