Spread of Infectious
Disease
Word Scramble Warm-Up
• You will be given a scrambled word
with a definition and hint.
• Silently and individually, write down
the unscrambled word in your journal
on page ____.
• After unscrambling the word, decide
whether it is a noun, verb, or
adjective.
egmr
Definition: a microorganism that causes disease.
Hint: This may not be seen, but it can make you sick.
Noun, verb, or adjective?
GERM
noun
agimnors
Definition: a living being
Hint: This refers to an individual form of life
Noun, verb, or adjective?
ORGANISM
noun
cefiinostu
Definition: that which corrupts or contaminates; spreading
rapidly to others
Hint: This can be used to describe a germ that spreads
from person to person
Noun, verb, or adjective?
INFECTIOUS
adjective
cefint
Definition: effect, contaminate, taint
Hint: Germs do this to people and cause diseases
Noun, verb, or adjective?
INFECT
verb
aimnrstt
Definition: Send, spread, pass on
Hint: This describes the action when a germ is moved from
one person to another
Noun, verb, or adjective?
TRANSMIT
verb
aiimnnorssst
Definition: An act or process of spreading
Hint: This happens not only to germs but also radio waves.
Noun, verb, or adjective?
TRANSMISSION
noun
adeeiss
Definition: Illness.
Hint: Some of this can be prevented by eating healthily and
exercising daily.
Noun, verb, or adjective?
DISEASE
noun
mmopsty
Definition: A sign or indication of something.
Hint: A common cold show this as a cough, sore throat,
sneezing, headache, slight fever, runny nose, etc.
Noun, verb, or adjective?
SYMPTOM
noun
Spread of Infectious Disease
Keeping the words we just unscrambled in mind, discuss
the following questions with your table:
• What are some infectious diseases you already know
about and what are their symptoms?
• What makes these diseases contagious?
• To help stop or minimize the transmission of infectious
diseases, what information do you think would be
important to know?
• What are some precautions that one could take to
prevent transmission of infectious diseases?