Spread of Infectious Disease

Word Scramble Warm-Up

• You will be given a scrambled word with a definition and hint. • Silently and individually, write down

the unscrambled word in your journal on page ____.•After unscrambling the word, decide

whether it is a noun, verb, or adjective.

egmr

Definition: a microorganism that causes disease.Hint: This may not be seen, but it can make you sick.Noun, verb, or adjective?

GERMnoun

agimnors

Definition: a living beingHint: This refers to an individual form of lifeNoun, verb, or adjective?

ORGANISMnoun

cefiinostu

Definition: that which corrupts or contaminates; spreading rapidly to othersHint: This can be used to describe a germ that spreads from person to personNoun, verb, or adjective?

INFECTIOUSadjective

cefint

Definition: effect, contaminate, taintHint: Germs do this to people and cause diseasesNoun, verb, or adjective?

INFECTverb

aimnrstt

Definition: Send, spread, pass onHint: This describes the action when a germ is moved from one person to anotherNoun, verb, or adjective?

TRANSMITverb

aiimnnorssst

Definition: An act or process of spreadingHint: This happens not only to germs but also radio waves.Noun, verb, or adjective?

TRANSMISSIONnoun

adeeiss

Definition: Illness.Hint: Some of this can be prevented by eating healthily and exercising daily.Noun, verb, or adjective?

DISEASEnoun

mmopsty

Definition: A sign or indication of something.Hint: A common cold show this as a cough, sore throat, sneezing, headache, slight fever, runny nose, etc.Noun, verb, or adjective?

SYMPTOMnoun

Spread of Infectious Disease

Keeping the words we just unscrambled in mind, discuss the following questions with your table:• What are some infectious diseases you already know

about and what are their symptoms?• What makes these diseases contagious?• To help stop or minimize the transmission of infectious

diseases, what information do you think would be important to know? • What are some precautions that one could take to

prevent transmission of infectious diseases?