BIOLOGY ASSIGNMENT

1. Health is a state of physically , mentally and social well being . It is defined by WHO(world heath
organisation).
2.
 Headache
 Loose motion
3. Acute disease
4. Chronic diease
5. Sleeping sickness caused by protozoan.
6. Elephantiasis is caused by parasitic worms
7. Common cold, pneumonia.
8. AIDS,Syphilis.
9. Influenza, Rabies
10. The organisms that transfers the disease causing microorganism is called vectors. Ex: Mosquito
11. Cancer, AIDS
12.
Infectious disease Non- infectious disease
Caused due to attack of pathogens Caused by factors other than pathogens
Caused due to extrinsic Caused due to intrinsic factors

factors
Transmitted from one person to another
Transmission of diseases occurs through direct
contact or some medium (air, water, vectors)
Community hygiene can reduce the
occurrence of these diseases
E.g. Cholera, Malaria
Do not get transmitted from one person to
another
Transmission in case of hereditary diseases is
from parent to offspring
Community hygiene is ineffective in reducing
the occurrence of these diseases
E.g. Diabetes, Goitre