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Communicable Disease. -Get Worksheets off chair. -Sit in your assigned seat -Start your Journal (Front & Back). Communicable Disease. A disease that can be passed to a person from another person, animal, or object. Pathogens.

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  1. Communicable Disease -Get Worksheets off chair. -Sit in your assigned seat -Start your Journal (Front & Back)

  2. Communicable Disease • A disease that can be passed to a person from another person, animal, or object.

  3. Pathogens • Disease-causing organisms that are so small they can only be seen through a microscope.

  4. Types of Pathogens • Bacteria- tiny one-celled organisms • Viruses- smallest pathogens • Fungi- more complex bacteria, but cannot make their own food • Protozoa- one-celled organisms that can make their own food

  5. Examples of Pathogens • Bacteria- Pink Eye, Strep throat, Lyme Disease • Viruses- Colds, Chicken Pox, Fever, Polio, Rabies • Fungi- Athletes Foot, Ringworm • Protozoa- Malaria

  6. Vector • An organism, such as an insect, that transmits pathogens.

  7. Why do you think it is important for teens to practice good personal hygiene?

  8. Crossword # 1Wordbank(Preventing the Spread of Disease)Communicable-Diseasediseasefungipathogenshygienevirusesvectorprotozoainfectionbacteria Background Music for the Worksheet

  9. Immune System • A combo of body defenses made up of cells, tissues, and organs that fight off pathogens and disease.

  10. 5 Major Barriers • Tears- keeps dust away from your eyes • Saliva- keeps germs off your teeth • Skin- keeps pathogens away from your blood • Mucous Membranes- sticky material called mucous that traps pathogens • Stomach Acid- kills any pathogen that get paste saliva

  11. Lymphatic System • A secondary circulatory system that helps the body fight pathogens and maintains its fluid balance.

  12. Vaccine • A preparation of dead or weakened pathogens that causes the immune system to produce antibodies.

  13. How do vaccines help protect the health of the community?

  14. Wash Your Hands Crossword #2 Wordbank: (The Body Defenses Against Infection) Immunity Lymphocytes Vaccine Antigen Lymphatic-system Antibodies Inflammation Immune-system

  15. Contagious Period -the length of time that a particular disease can be spread from person to person

  16. Tuberculosis • A Bacterial disease that usually affects the lungs.

  17. Pneumonia • A serious inflammation of the lungs.

  18. Strep Throat • A sore throat caused by streptococcal bacteria.

  19. Why are hospital patients often at risk for developing pneumonia?

  20. Natural Ways to Protect the Body Crossword # 3 Wordbank: (Common Communicable Diseases) Mononucleosis Strep-throat Pneumonia Contagious-period Hepatitis Tuberculosis

  21. Review Crosswords

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