Chapter 2 Lesson 2 - Noncommunicable Diseases

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.