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Illnesses You Can Catch and Illnesses You Cannot

  • Grade 4
  • Physical and Health Education
  • 54 s
  • British Columbia
  • BC4-PH-08

Two cards side by side compare illnesses: on the "can catch" side, a cough carries cold germs from one child to a friend, who catches the cold too, so colds and flu are called communicable. On the "cannot catch" side, a child with asthma and an allergy to pollen plays ball with a friend, and a no entry sign shows these illnesses do not spread from person to person, so they are called non-communicable.

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The question this lesson answers

Can you catch an illness from someone else?

Some illnesses you can catch, and some you cannot.

Transcript

What the lesson says

Can you catch an illness from someone else?

Some illnesses you can catch, and some you cannot.

Colds and flu are caused by tiny germs.

A cough can carry the germs to a friend.

The friend may catch the cold too.

Illnesses that can spread from person to person are called communicable.

Asthma can sometimes make it hard to breathe.

An allergy is when the body reacts to things like pollen.

You cannot catch asthma or allergies from another person.

So you can still play with a friend who has asthma or allergies.

Illnesses that do not spread from person to person are called non-communicable.

Colds and flu can spread from person to person, but asthma and allergies cannot.

Curriculum

Where this fits

British Columbia, Grade 4

Physical and Health Education, Healthy and active living: communicable and non-communicable illnessesBC4-PH-08

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The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.

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