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WGU C458 Health Wellness Fitness - Unit 1 Module 2
WGU C458 Health Wellness Fitness - Unit 1 Module 2
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WGU C458 Health Wellness Fitness - Unit1 Module 2
communicable disease - -def: disease transmittable from one person to
another by means germs - virus, bacteria, fungus, or parasite (e.g. cold, flu,
hepatitis, lice, athlete's foot)
-noncommunicable disease - -def. non-transmittable disease caused by
means other than germs (e.g. cardiopulmonary disease, diabetes, cancer)
-communicable diseases by virus - -common cold
influenza (flu)
mononucleosis (mono or kissing disease)
viral meningitis
hepititis (A B or C)
cold sore (herpes simplex virus or HSV)
chicken pox (varicella virus
measels
Ebola virus
Zika virus
-communicable diseases caused by bacteria - -bacterial meningitis
urinary tract infection
hepitis
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
-communicable diseases caused by fungus or parasite - -fungus: athlete's
foot
parasite: malaria, head lice,
-communicable disease type caused by all types of germs - -STI's/STD's
(sexually transmitted disease or infection)
types of STI/STD: chlamydia, genital herpes, gonorrhea, human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS), human papilloma virus (HPV), syphilis, and trichomoniasis)
(NOTE: Ebola and Zika also sexually transmittable, but mostly spread by
other means)
-most common methods of transmission of communicable diseases - -1.
Direct contact—kissing, touching, sneezing, coughing, and engaging in
sexual contact. Also pregnant mothers to fetus
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