ICSE Class 6 Answered
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Differences between communicable and non-communicable diseases:
BASIS FOR COMPARISON |
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES |
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES |
Definition |
These diseases spread from person to another and can be spread through the air, water, and food. |
These diseases do not spread from one person to another through any mode. |
Cause |
Caused by pathogens |
Caused due to allergy, illness, malnutrition or abnormalities in cell proliferation, changes in lifestyle and environment |
Infecting agents |
Bacteria and virus |
No infectious agents |
Example |
Tuberculosis, AIDS, Typhoid, Cholera, Malaria. |
Cancer, Rickets, Allergies, Kwashiorkor, Diabetes, Heart disease, etc. |
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
2. Ways to keep your surroundings clean:
Stop littering and dispose of garbage properly. Sort your garbage as dry and wet garbage. Maintain personal and public hygiene. Reduce, reuse and recycle Check for air, water and soil pollution Stress on environmental education and tree plantation