UNIT 6:Infectious and non-infectious 6 diseases
6.1. Infectious diseasesActivity 6.1
Nirere suffers from influenza.
Between Umurisa and Kazungu who can be easily infected?
Activity 6.2
Have you ever been infected with influenza?How have you been infected?
Some of examples of infectious diseases:
1. Influenza
Have you ever been infected with influenza?When you suffer from influenza, you have mucus. You also sneeze.
Someone who is suffering from influenza has to do the following:
(a) Have enough rest.
(b) Drink a lot of water, juice and soup.
(c) Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.
2. Tuberculosis
Have you ever seen someone who is suffering from tuberculosis?
Signs and symptoms of tuberculosis(a) Coughing for a long time.
(b) Sweating during night.
(c) Becoming too slim.
Prevention of tuberculosis
(a) Living in a house that has enough air.
(b) Being vaccinated.(c) Eating balanced diet.
3. Cholera
It is transmitted through dirty water.
Signs and symptoms of cholera
Have you ever seen a person suffering from cholera?
How was he or she? He/she is characterized by:
(a) Diarrhea
(b) Vomiting(c) High temperature
Ways of preventing cholera
(a) Washing hands after toilet and before meals.
(b) Drink boiled water.(c) Having hygiene of food and drinks.
What is this child doing?
Which diseases can he spread?
Activity 6.3
1. What causes cholera?
2. State three ways how we can avoid cholera.………. ….......... ………………… ………...............….
6.2. Non infectious diseases
These are some of non-infectious diseases:
a) Depression
Look at these pictures:
Who looks depressed?
A child who is depressed:
• He/she lacks sleep.
• He / she lacks happiness.• He/she is always tired.
b) Diabetes
It is a disease that is caused by too much sugar in the body.
A person who suffers from diabetes:
• He/she suffers from incurable wounds.
• He/she is always thirsty.• He/she always needs to go to toilet.
Activity 6.4
1. Give a non- infectious disease and two of its signs and symptoms, and how to avoid it.2. Look at these pictures:
Which of the above pictures show non-infectious diseases.
3. Colour these pictures.
List of words
(e) Cholera
(e) Typhoid
(f) Cancer
Read these words aloud
(a) Influenza
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Asthma
(d) Depression