Direction: Match the characteristics of diseases or ailments in column A with their correct definitions in
column B.
A.
11. Communicable disease with high fever and
diarrhea that sometimes leads to death .
12. Characterized by rig-shaped discolored skin
patches covered with vesicles and scalescaused by fungus.
13. Caused by high levels of lead in the body.
14. Similar to the common cold but more severe
A person suffers from fever, cough, chillsmuscle ache and fatigue
5. Long-term disease that can get worse overtime. It is usually caused by smoking.
B.
a. lead poisoning
b.Ringworms
c.emphysema
d.typhoid fever
e. influenza or flu
Answers & Comments
11. Communicable disease with high fever and
diarrhea that sometimes leads to death
Answer: Typhoid Fever
12. Characterized by rig-shaped discolored skin
patches covered with vesicles and scalescaused by fungus.
Answer: Ringworms
13. Caused by high levels of lead in the body.
Answer: Lead poisoning
14. Similar to the common cold but more severe
A person suffers from fever, cough, chillsmuscle ache and fatigue
Answer: Influenza or flu
5. Long-term disease that can get worse overtime. It is usually caused by smoking.
Answer: Emphysema