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Diseases and Prevention: 5 practice questions
Free practice on Diseases and Prevention for Class 5, following the
Cameroon primary school curriculum (English subsystem). Every answer is
explained, so a parent who is not sure of the answer can still help.
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How to do this — Diseases and Prevention
Vector-borne diseases
Diseases spread by mosquito bites, like malaria, are classified as insect-borne, or vector-borne, diseases. When you are sick, visiting a health centre for proper diagnosis and medicine is the right treatment measure.
🦟 A mosquito, which spreads vector-borne diseases
Questioning roadside medicine
You should question roadside and auto medication, because such drugs may be fake, expired or wrongly dosed. Practising good health habits helps the body resist and recover from disease better.
Avoid roadside medicine
See a real health centre
Practise good health habits
Diseases spread through mosquito bites are classified as:
hereditary diseases only
insect-borne (vector-borne) diseases
diseases with no known cause
diseases that cannot be prevented
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Answer: B. insect-borne (vector-borne) diseases
Which of these is a common treatment measure for many illnesses?
Ignoring the illness completely
Using any random drug found at home
Visiting a health centre for proper diagnosis and medicine
Waiting without seeking any help
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Answer: C. Visiting a health centre for proper diagnosis and medicine
Why should you question road side and auto medication?
They are always cheaper and safer
They are approved by doctors
There is no risk at all
Such drugs may be fake, expired or wrongly dosed
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Answer: D. Such drugs may be fake, expired or wrongly dosed
Advising a friend about a healthy lifestyle could include telling them to:
eat well, rest and see a doctor when sick
avoid all medical checkups
ignore symptoms of illness
share unprescribed drugs with others
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Answer: A. eat well, rest and see a doctor when sick
Practising good health habits helps the body to:
become weaker over time
resist and recover from disease better
attract more sickness
have no real effect
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Answer: B. resist and recover from disease better
Answer key — Diseases and Prevention
B. insect-borne (vector-borne) diseases
C. Visiting a health centre for proper diagnosis and medicine
D. Such drugs may be fake, expired or wrongly dosed
A. eat well, rest and see a doctor when sick
B. resist and recover from disease better
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