Communicable Diseases In this lesson, you will Learn About… The most common communicable diseases. How you can keep from getting sick so often. The vaccines you need.

Bell Work What is the most common disease a person can get when the weather changes?

Standards 1: The student will comprehend concepts related to health promotion to enhance health.

Indicators/ Essential Question What are some things you can do to prevent from becoming sick?

Relevance Compare how different this world would be if there were no cures or medicines for any disease or sickness?

Communicable Disease The Vocabulary terms in this lesson are: Contagious Vaccine

Common Communicable Diseases The most common communicable disease is the common cold. The common cold is most contagious during the first 24 hours after symptoms appear.contagious

Common Communicable Diseases (cont’d.) Common communicable diseases include: Common cold Influenza Mononucleosis Hepatitis Tuberculosis Strep Throat

Preventing Communicable Diseases You can avoid germs by staying away from people who are sick. You can increase your body’s ability to fight germs by practicing healthful behaviors, such as eating right and staying active.

Preventing Communicable Diseases (cont’d.) 1.Scrub your hands for at least 15 seconds with soap and warm or hot running water. Rub your hands together vigorously as you wash. 2.Wash well around fingernails and creases in your hands, where germs accumulate. A nail brush will help remove germs from under the fingernails. 3.Rinse all traces of soap away with warm water 4.Dry with a clean towel, a paper towel, or an air dryer.

Vaccines Vaccines can protect you from many communicable diseases. Vaccines cause your immune system to produce antibodies. The antibodies you produce make you immune to the disease.

Vaccines Given At Different Ages Vaccine and the Diseases It Protects Against Typical Vaccination Schedule Hep B: hepatitis BBirth–2 months, 1–4 months, 6–18 months DTaP: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) 2, 4, 6, and 15–18 months; 4–6 years; Td (tetanus and diphtheria toxoid) boosters at 11–12 years and every 10 years thereafter Hib: diseases caused by Hemophilus influenza type B (Hib) bacteria 2, 4, 6, and 12–15 months IPV: poliomyelitis2, 4, and 6–18 months 4-6 years

Vaccines Given At Different Ages Vaccine and the Diseases It Protects Against Typical Vaccination Schedule PCV: diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria 2, 4, 6, and 12–15 months MMR: measles, mumps, rubella (German measles) 12–15 months 4–6 years, or any time before 12 years Varicella: chicken pox12–18 months Hep A: hepatitis A2 doses at least 6 months apart, any time between 2 and 18 years; used only in high-risk areas or for high-risk groups

Reviewing Terms and Facts 1. Define the term contagious. Contagious means able to spread to others by direct or indirect contact.

Reviewing Terms and Facts 2.List five diseases that can be prevented with vaccines. 1.Hepatitis A and B 2.Poliomyelitis 3.German measles 4.Chicken pox 5.Diphtheria

Reviewing Terms and Facts 3.List the symptoms of a common communicable disease. The most common communicable disease is the common cold. Its symptoms include mild fever, runny nose, itchy eyes, sneezing, coughing, sore throat, and headache.

Vocabulary Review A contagious disease is one that is able to spread to others by direct or indirect contact.

Vocabulary Review A vaccine is a preparation of killed or weakened germs.