📌 Infectious diseases are easily transmitted from one person to another, whereas non-infectious diseases are not transmitted person to person; cancer is a non-infectious example.
1. Which description captures health as a whole rather than as the mere absence of disease?
2. A disease in a case study is identified as cancer and is not transmitted from one person to another. How should it be classified?
3. Several people become ill after eating food contaminated with Salmonella typhi. Which disease best fits this cause and route of acquisition?
What does health encompass?
Complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
Which measures help maintain good health?
A balanced diet, personal hygiene, regular exercise including yoga, disease awareness, vaccination, proper waste disposal, vector control, and clean food and water resources.
Which bacterium causes typhoid?
Salmonella typhi.
What fever range is typical of typhoid?
39° to 40°C.
Which virus causes the common cold?
Rhinovirus.
What hygiene practices help prevent infectious disease through personal hygiene?
Keep the body clean and consume clean water, food, vegetables, and fruits.
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