Week 6 – Jss 1 Second Term Physical and Health Education (PHE) Lesson Notes

 WEEK 6
TOPIC: PATHOGENS, DISEASES AND THEIR PREVENTIONS
DISEASES
Pathogens are very tiny organisms that cannot be seen with the naked eye but which cause diseases when they enter the body.
PATHOGENS
The agent causing diseases are called pathogens.

 PATHOGENS OR DISEASE CAUSATIVE AGENTS ARE THE FOLLOWING

1. Viruses
2. Bacteria
3. Fungi
4. Protozoa
5. Worms
6. Rickettsiae

 DISEASES CAUSED BY PATHOGENS
A disease is an incident that disrupt the structure and function of the body system.
The diseases which are caused by pathogens are also known as pathogenic diseases.
1. Diarrhea
2. Poliomyelitis
3. Tuberculosis
4. Hepatitis
5. HIV/AIDs
6. Malaria
7. Measles
8. Chicken pox
9. Mumps

 
 There are two main types of diseases.They are:
1.    Communicable diseases
2.    Non-communicable diseases

 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
These are diseases that can be transmitted from one person to another or from animals to human

 Some common Examples of communicable diseases are;

1. Whooping cough
2. Measles
3. HIV/AIDS
4. Tuberculosis
5. Yellow fever
6. Cholera
7. Syphilis
8. Scabies
9. Flu
10. Gonorrhea

 NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
This types of disease cannot be transmitted from one person to the other. Examples are.
Non-communicable diseases may result from Physiological failure, chemical fallout, malnutrition, genetic traits, brain damage etc.

1. Cancer
2. Stroke
3. Asthma
4. Sickle cell
5. Ulcer
6. Kwashiorkor
7. Epilepsy
8. Neurosis
9. Marasmus
10. Hypertension

 The different ways of preventing and controlling communicable diseases are through:

1. Health education
2. Immunization
3. Clean environment
4. Adequate nutrition and feeding
5. Isolation and quarantine
6. Regular exercise
7. Good personal hygiene

    

 Evaluation

1. What are diseases and Pathogens?
2. Differentiate between communicable and non-communicable diseases with examples
3. State three ways of preventing diseases.

 Assignment: Give five ways of preventing communicable diseases