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Competencies
C-2.3, C-3.1, C-6.2

• Analysing
• Remembering
• Critical Thinking
21st CENTURY SKILLS
• Life Skills
6 Health and Diseases
• Communication

Warm Up • Analysing

Whenever we fall sick, we go to a doctor. Can you tell what
is the doctor checking in this picture?

Heartbeat Blood Pressure

GOOD HEALTH

Good health is a state of well-being of body and mind and being free from
diseases. A disease is the condition that does not allow the body to function

properly. It is an unhealthy condition of the body.

Causes of Diseases
A large number of diseases are caused by microorganisms. The disease-causing

microorganisms are called germs. When germs enter the body of a person, they

start growing and increase in number. They damage our body cells. These germs
cannot be seen with the naked eye because they are very small. These can be
seen only under a microscope. The germs are carried from a sick person to a

healthy person either by direct contact or through air, food, water or insects.

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