WGU C458 HEALTH WELLNESS
FITNESS - UNIT 1 MODULE 2
QUESTIONS ND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Q: What is the definition of a communicable disease?
A: These are illnesses that can be spread from one individual to another through
various pathogens. These biological agents include viruses, bacteria, fungi, and
parasites. Typical examples include the common cold, seasonal flu, hepatitis, and
parasitic infections like lice. ✔️✔️
Q: How do noncommunicable diseases differ from communicable ones?
A: These conditions are not infectious and cannot be transmitted between people.
They generally stem from genetic, physiological, environmental, or lifestyle
factors rather than germs. Major categories include cancer, diabetes, and various
forms of heart disease. ✔️✔️
Q: Which common infectious illnesses are specifically triggered by viral
agents?
A: Viral infections encompass a wide range of conditions, such as:
The common cold and Influenza
Mononucleosis and Viral Meningitis
Hepatitis (Types A, B, and C)
Herpes Simplex (Cold sores)
Varicella (Chicken pox) and Measles
Ebola and Zika viruses ✔️✔️
communicable diseases caused by bacteria -ANSWER ✔️✔️bacterial meningitis
, urinary tract infection
hepitis
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
communicable diseases caused by fungus or parasite -ANSWER ✔️✔️fungus:
athlete's foot
parasite: malaria, head lice,
communicable disease type caused by all types of germs -ANSWER
✔️✔️STI's/STD's (sexually transmitted disease or infection)
types of STI/STD: chlamydia, genital herpes, gonorrhea, human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), human papilloma
virus (HPV), syphilis, and trichomoniasis)
(NOTE: Ebola and Zika also sexually transmittable, but mostly spread by other
means)
most common methods of transmission of communicable diseases -ANSWER
✔️✔️1. Direct contact—kissing, touching, sneezing, coughing, and engaging in
sexual contact. Also pregnant mothers to fetus
2. Indirect contact— touching surfaces containing germs transferred by infected
person or animal (door knobs, light switches, toilet flush handles, etc)
3. Bites—through bites of either insects or animals.
4. Contamination— of Food, water, soil, or plants consumed or touched
best means of general prevention of communicable diseases -ANSWER ✔️✔️1.
Frequent hand washing with soap & hot water
2. Contact avoidance (distancing & surface disinfecting)
FITNESS - UNIT 1 MODULE 2
QUESTIONS ND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Q: What is the definition of a communicable disease?
A: These are illnesses that can be spread from one individual to another through
various pathogens. These biological agents include viruses, bacteria, fungi, and
parasites. Typical examples include the common cold, seasonal flu, hepatitis, and
parasitic infections like lice. ✔️✔️
Q: How do noncommunicable diseases differ from communicable ones?
A: These conditions are not infectious and cannot be transmitted between people.
They generally stem from genetic, physiological, environmental, or lifestyle
factors rather than germs. Major categories include cancer, diabetes, and various
forms of heart disease. ✔️✔️
Q: Which common infectious illnesses are specifically triggered by viral
agents?
A: Viral infections encompass a wide range of conditions, such as:
The common cold and Influenza
Mononucleosis and Viral Meningitis
Hepatitis (Types A, B, and C)
Herpes Simplex (Cold sores)
Varicella (Chicken pox) and Measles
Ebola and Zika viruses ✔️✔️
communicable diseases caused by bacteria -ANSWER ✔️✔️bacterial meningitis
, urinary tract infection
hepitis
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
communicable diseases caused by fungus or parasite -ANSWER ✔️✔️fungus:
athlete's foot
parasite: malaria, head lice,
communicable disease type caused by all types of germs -ANSWER
✔️✔️STI's/STD's (sexually transmitted disease or infection)
types of STI/STD: chlamydia, genital herpes, gonorrhea, human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), human papilloma
virus (HPV), syphilis, and trichomoniasis)
(NOTE: Ebola and Zika also sexually transmittable, but mostly spread by other
means)
most common methods of transmission of communicable diseases -ANSWER
✔️✔️1. Direct contact—kissing, touching, sneezing, coughing, and engaging in
sexual contact. Also pregnant mothers to fetus
2. Indirect contact— touching surfaces containing germs transferred by infected
person or animal (door knobs, light switches, toilet flush handles, etc)
3. Bites—through bites of either insects or animals.
4. Contamination— of Food, water, soil, or plants consumed or touched
best means of general prevention of communicable diseases -ANSWER ✔️✔️1.
Frequent hand washing with soap & hot water
2. Contact avoidance (distancing & surface disinfecting)
