Evaluation

1 Our Health Date:

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1. Define health and illness. Then give examples of three healthy habits to prevent illness.

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2. Explain why the flu, salmonellosis and athlete’s foot are infectious diseases. Then give examples of non-infectious diseases.

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3. Define the words below and give examples.

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4. Look at the pictures and write virus or bacteria. Which kind of illnesses can they cause?

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5. Explain the three ways how pathogenic microorganisms typically enter our bodies.

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They are living things.

They are not living things.

Evaluation

1 Our Health Date:

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6. These sentences are incorrect. Change one word in each to make them correct.

Bronchitis is an illness caused by virus that affects the respiratory system.

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Meningitis is an illness that affects the circulatory system.

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Amoebas are multicellular pathogenic microorganisms that live in contaminated water.

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7. Explain what a vaccine is. Against which diseases are vaccines effective?

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8. Which of the illnesses below can be treated effectively with an antibiotic? Why?

Meningitis Bronchitis The flu

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9. When we get catch an infectious disease produced by a virus the doctor gives us medicine to treat the fever, pain, etc. What is the function of these medicines?

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10. Match the two columns.

Bone fracture Illness produced by fungi.

Athlete’s foot Illness produced by bacteria.

The flu Illness produced by a virus.

Weakness and tiredness Injury.

Tetanus Symptoms of unhealthy habits.

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