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Communicable and Life Style Disease

NIOS · Class 10 · Home Science

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Card 1Disease

What is a disease?

Answer

A disease is a state of discomfort in which the normal functioning of the body is affected.

Card 2Immunity

Why does the body not always catch a viral fever from an infected family member?

Answer

The body's defense system may stop the germs from causing illness. This is called immunity, which is the ability of the body to resist a particular disease.

Card 3Body Defense

What are white blood cells and antibodies?

Answer

White blood cells are part of the body's defense system and act like soldiers to fight germs. They produce antibodies, which are substances that fight germs and help provide immunity.

Card 4Communicable Diseases

What are communicable diseases?

Answer

Communicable diseases are diseases that spread from one person to another through touch, air, food, water, or sexual contact. They are also called infectious diseases.

Card 5Causes of Communicable Diseases

Why are communicable diseases common in many places?

Answer

They are caused by germs and parasites present everywhere in air, water, and soil. When these germs enter the body, they multiply and disturb normal body functioning.

Card 6Food and Water Spread

How do communicable diseases spread through food and water?

Answer

Uncovered food and unsafe water can become contaminated with germs. Dirty hands, dirty utensils, and flies can also transfer germs to food. Cholera, typhoid, hepatitis, and diarrhea spread this way.

Card 7Safe Drinking Water

Why is municipal tap water considered safe?

Answer

Municipal tap water is cleaned and treated to kill germs before it reaches homes. Drinking water should also be boiled for 10 minutes to make it free of germs.

Card 8Air Spread

What happens when a person with influenza coughs or sneezes in a crowded place?

Answer

Germs enter the air and can be breathed in by others. Air spread is more likely in crowded and poorly ventilated places, so communicable diseases can spread quickly there.

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Key topics in Communicable and Life Style Disease include Overview of Communicable and Lifestyle Diseases, Flowchart showing how the body's immune system responds to germs, showing both successful and unsuccessful defense scenarios, Flowchart showing disease development process from germ entry through incubation period to symptom appearance. These are the concepts NIOS Class 10 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
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