Health sciences porject

1. Name:
Class:

2. Name and summarise two medical procedures
that can prevent disease
Immunisation (vaccines)
Screening

3. Explain two reasons why vaccinations are
important
• vaccines help your body create protective
antibodies—proteins that help it fight off
infections.
• Vaccines are very important because they protect
us from infectious diseases

4. Research one disease that has been eliminated because of vaccines
and identify
when this happened
• smallpox and rinderpest
• In June 2011, the United Nations FAO
confirmed the disease was eradicated, making
rinderpest only the second disease in history to
be fully wiped out (outside laboratory stocks).

5. Describe the UAE National Immunisation
Programme
• The National Immunisation Program aims to
increase national immunisation coverage to help
reduce diseases that can be prevented by
vaccination. The program provides free essential
vaccines to protect eligible people against a
range of diseases.

6. List three diseases children are vaccinated against in the UAE
National
Immunisation Programme
• BCG: Bacillus, Calmette-Guerin (against
tuberculosis)
• DPT: Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus
• DTaP: Diphtheria, Tetanus, and acellular
Pertussis.

7. Explain two reasons why disease screening is
important
• A screening test is done to detect potential health disorders or diseases in
people who do not have any symptoms of disease. The goal is early
detection and lifestyle changes or surveillance, to reduce the risk of disease,
or to detect it early enough to treat it most effectively.

8. Name one disease that adults over 20 years old should be
screened for, describe the type of test done and the
frequency of screening for this disease
• Blood Pressure Screening
• What Tests Are Used to Screen for High Blood Pressure? Blood pressure is
measured by using a blood pressure monitor with an inflatable cuff that
ideally goes over the upper arm. Initial screening for high blood pressure is
done by checking blood pressure in a clinical setting (office blood pressure
measurement).

9. Create a table that compares three differences between
disease screening and
diagnostic tests
Screening tests Diagnostic tests
To check for early signs of a disease To confirm the presence (or absence) of a disease
For large numbers of people For one person who has signs or symptoms of a
disease, or has had a positive screening result
One simple test, such as a blood test More in-depth testing which may include many
different tests
Low cost, to be able to afford testing for large
numbers of people
Higher costs, because of the need for more
accurate testing

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