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Year 9

Differences between infectious and non-infectious disease

I can describe some common infectious and non-infectious diseases and their causes.

New
New
Year 9

Differences between infectious and non-infectious disease

I can describe some common infectious and non-infectious diseases and their causes.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Infectious diseases can be passed from one organism to another.
  2. Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens including viruses and some bacteria.
  3. Some lifestyle factors are linked to non-infectious diseases.
  4. Non-infectious diseases cannot be passed from one organism to another.

Common misconception

Non-infectious diseases such as heart disease can be passed from person to person.

Only infectious diseases caused by pathogens can spread from person to person.

Keywords

  • Infectious - Can be spread from organism to organism.

  • Disease - A persistent deviation from a person’s normal appearance, body function or behaviour.

  • Pathogen - A virus, bacterium or other microorganism that causes disease.

  • Viruses - Non-living infectious agents that can replicate inside a host cell.

  • Bacteria - Unicellular microorganisms that do not have a cell nucleus.

Coronary heart disease is when blood flow to the heart is restricted. A stroke is when blood flow to the brain is restricted. Cancer is when a cell in the body divides uncontrollably and forms a tumour. Type II diabetes is the lack of blood sugar control.
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Supervision

Adult supervision required

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
What two things do you need to know to calculate a person’s body mass index (BMI)?
age
Correct answer: height
Correct answer: mass
shoe size
temperature
Q2.
If a man has a BMI of 44, what category would he be in?
less than 18.5 = underweight
between 18.5 and 24.9 = healthy weight
between 30 and 39.9 = obese
Correct answer: 40 or more = severely obese
Q3.
The overall health of a person includes both physical and health.
Correct Answer: mental
Q4.
Which serious disease can lead to extreme weight loss and starvation?
Correct answer: anorexia
coronary heart disease
obesity
stroke
Q5.
Which type of muscle do we find in the heart?
Correct answer: cardiac muscle
skeletal muscle
smooth muscle
Q6.
Match the organ to its function.
Correct Answer:lung,the site of gas exchange

the site of gas exchange

Correct Answer:heart ,pumps blood around the body

pumps blood around the body

Correct Answer:blood vessels,transports oxygen to cells and carbon dioxide to the lungs

transports oxygen to cells and carbon dioxide to the lungs

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following can cause disease?
Correct answer: bacteria
mammal
Correct answer: fungus
fish
Correct answer: virus
Q2.
Which diseases are associated with obesity?
athlete's foot
Correct answer: coronary heart disease
Correct answer: diabetes
malaria
Q3.
A is a microorganism that causes disease.
Correct Answer: pathogen
Q4.
Which type of disease cannot be passed from person to person?
infectious
Correct answer: non-infectious
Q5.
Match up the disease to the cause.
Correct Answer:tuberculosis,bacteria

bacteria

Correct Answer:measles,virus

virus

Correct Answer:potato blight,fungus

fungus

Q6.
Some children were asked “Who is most at risk of developing non-infectious diseases?” Who has given the best description?
Correct answer: people that live in poverty and don't have access to education or healthy food
everyone is at an equal risk of non-infectious diseases
people who don’t exercise regularly are most at risk