Noncommunicable diseases are illnesses that cannot be spread from person to person and are not caused by pathogens. Some examples of noncommunicable diseases include asthma, emphysema, cardiovascular disease, and atherosclerosis. The main causes of noncommunicable diseases are heredity, environment, and behavior.

1. Lesson 2 - What Are Noncommunicable 5-9-11
Diseases?
allergy emphysema cancer
noncommunicable cardiovascular
disease disease
asthma atherosclerosis
1. allergy - a harmful reaction to certain substances.
2. noncommunicable disease - an illness that cannot
spread and is not caused by a pathogen.
3. asthma - an allergy that affects the respiratory
system and may result in breathing difficulty and
wheezing.
4. emphysema - a disease of the lungs in which air
sacs are damaged.
5. cardiovascular disease - a disease of the heart of
blood vessels.
6. atherosclerosis - a disease in which fatty
substances build up on the inside walls of arteries.
7. cancer - the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells.

2. Lesson 2 - What are Noncommunicable
Diseases?
There are 3 main causes of noncommunicable diseases:
1. heredity (genes)
2. surroundings (environment around us)
3. behavior

3. Lesson 2 - What are Noncommunicable
Diseases?
1. Name three foods that can trigger allergies (look at the
pictures).
2. Name a common airborne allergen.
3. Name two contact allergens.
H.O.T. #1 - Evaluate how likely it is that you will develop
an allergy.