Class 5 Science Question Answers - Food, Nutrition, Health and Diseases

Q1: What is the meaning of the word "Disease"?
Ans: The term disease can be broken down into two parts: "dis" and "ease."

Q2: What are the two types of diseases mentioned?
Ans: The two types of diseases are:

• Non-communicable diseases
• Communicable diseases

Q3: What causes deficiency diseases?
Ans: A deficiency disease occurs due to a lack of specific vitamins or minerals in the body.

Q4: What are communicable diseases also known as?
Ans: Communicable diseases are also known as infectious diseases.

Q5: What are the disease-causing germs called?
Ans: Pathogens are the microorganisms that cause diseases.

Q6: Name three examples of pathogens.
Ans: Examples of pathogens include:

• Viruses
• Bacteria
• Fungi

Q7: How do communicable diseases spread through direct contact?
Ans: Communicable diseases can spread through direct contact in several ways:

• From person to person, such as through touching or hugging.
• By sharing items, like towels or utensils, that may carry germs.

Q8: Name a disease that spreads through direct contact.
Ans: Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease that spreads through direct contact with an infected person. 

Q9: How can germs enter the body through cuts and wounds?
Ans: Germs can enter the body through cuts and wounds on the skin.

Q10: What disease can spread from mother to child during childbirth?
Ans: Tetanus is a disease that can spread from mother to child during childbirth.

Q11: How do germs spread through the air?
Ans: Germs can spread through the air when a sick person coughs or sneezes.

Q12: What is the discharge from the nose and mouth of a sick person carrying?
Ans: The discharge from the nose and mouth of a sick person typically carries disease-causing germs.

Q13: What can help prevent communicable diseases?
Ans: Good hygiene and vaccination.