Question

18. What are ‘notifiable diseases’? List four (4)such diseases.

19. What are the 5 major causes of mortality in the U.S.A.?

20. Why is infant mortality data an important indicator of a nation’s health status?

21. Draw/show the ‘Chain of Infection’.

22. Distinguish between ‘acute’ and ‘chronic’ disease.

23. What is the difference between a communicable agent and a pathogenic agent?

Answer 1

8.Notifiable disease are one which has to be reported to the health department because they can be a threat if appropriate preventative measures are not taken .Thus is possible only when the disease is reported.

Eg.,

• Botulism
• Malaria
• Salmonellosis
• Hepatitis A
• Yellow fever

9.Mortality refers to the number of death.Dome of the cause of mortality in USA are

• Cardiovascular disease
• Growing rate of cancer
• Accidents due to motor vehicle
• COVID 19
• Stroke
• COPD

10.Death of children under one year of age is a clear indicator that the there is some concern or ossues in the country's sanitation,medical facilities, inadequate nutrition and pack of education

11.The chain of infection consisys of 5components .Breaking at any point will then s prevent spread of infection ahead