Communicable+and+Non-Communicable+Diseases


 * UNIT 6, Communicable and non-communicable diseases: Objectives**
 * 1) Identify three of the most common STIs, including their symptoms, and treatment
 * 2) List four other STIs
 * 3) List behaviors that can help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections
 * 4) Explain the difference between HIV and AIDS
 * 5) Describe how HIV is transmitted from one person to another
 * 6) Identify three behaviors that can prevent the spread of HIV
 * 7) Describe how a person gets tested for HIV
 * 8) Identify the body’s physical and chemical defenses against infectious disease
 * 9) Identify diseases caused by bacteria and by viruses
 * 10) Identify risk factors for cardiovascular disease and ways to lower your risk
 * 11) Describe how cancer affects the body
 * 12) Identify tests and treatments for cancer
 * 13) Explain behaviors that decrease the risk of cancer
 * 14) Compare and Contrast the two types of diabetes

(CHOOSE EITHER CANCER BASICS OR TREATMENT AND PREVENTION) [|Cancer] (CHOOSE FROM BASICS) [|Asthma] (CHOOSE FROM BASiCS OR TREATMENT AND PREVENTION) [|Diabetes] (CHOOSE FROM Allergies, Asthma, Immune System, Blood Disorders, Brain and Nervous system, Genetic/Chromosomal/Metabolic, Growth/Hormones, Heart/Cardiovascular, Lungs/Respiratory.) [|Diseases & Conditions]