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Learning Area MAPEH - HEALTH Grade Level 8

KS1 Quarter 3 Week 2

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING Discusses the most common communicable diseases. (H8DD-IIIa-17)
COMPETENCY(MELC)  Signs and symptoms of communicable diseases
 Effects of common communicable diseases
OBJECTIVE Discuss the nature, prevention, and control of common communicable diseases.

LEARNING PHASE TIME LEARNING ACTIVITIES

FRAME
INTRODUCTION Learning Task 1:
Panimula Direction: Arrange the jumbled letters in Column A and match it with the meaning in column
B. Write your answers in your activity notebook.
Column A Column B
1.U N F I G A disease-producing that invades mainly
deep tissues of the hair, nails, and skin. It
can also cause infection of the scalp and feet.

2. I R U V S Human body’s worst enemy, invades

animals and attack specific types of cells.

3. A C R B T A E I One-celled microscopic organisms that rank

among the widespread of living things.

4. A Z O O R T P Single-celled organisms, larger than

bacteria and more complex cellular structure

5. C A A R P I T C I M R OW S A disease causing-organism that lives in

humans or other animals and derives its
nourishment from it host

Answer the following questions:

1. What kind of words are formed in column A?
2. What are the effects of these micro-organisms when it invades the human body?
DEVELOPMENT
Pagpapaunlad Many of the most common communicable diseases are caused by tiny microorganisms called
Pathogens. Pathogens infect or invade the body and attack the cells and tissues. A person may
develop communicable diseases after becoming infected by the pathogen. This may happen
through:
 Direct contact with the person carrying the pathogens.
 Contact with contaminated fluids such as blood, mucus or saliva.
 Inhaling contaminated droplets from another person’s cough or sneeze
 Receiving a bite from animal or insect carrying the pathogen.

Learning Task 2 : Definition Map

Direction: Now let us analyze the different diseases caused by different pathogens. Complete
the definition map below by supplying the appropriate word from the word pool.
Word Pool:

Bacteria Ring worm Fungi Intestinal worm Dengue

Virus Malaria Pathogens Tuberculosis Coronavirus
Communicable Diseases Gastroenteritis Cholera
Measles Athletes Foot Flu
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What is it?

What are the

causes?

What are the

types?

What are
the
examples?

ENGAGEMENT Each infectious disease has its own specific signs and symptoms It is important that you and
Pakikipagpalihan your family learn as much as you can about the disease. Let us try if you know some of them.

Learning Task 3:
Direction: Identify the signs and symptoms of the communicable diseases. Draw an arrow to
connect the communicable diseases to its signs and symptoms. Write it in your activity
notebook.

Rashes, vomiting, swollen glands,

fever, nausea
Tuberculosis

Muscles or body ache, fever,

Dengue chills, headache

Coughing for 3 weeks, loss of

Covid appetite, unintentional weight
loss

Abdominal cramps, diarrhea,

Gastroenteritis abdominal pain bloody stool

Loss of taste or smell, difficulty

Influenza in breathing, aches and pains dry
cough
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Guide Questions:
Based on the activity, what are the common signs and symptoms of communicable
diseases? Write your answer in your activity notebook.

Learning Task 4: Direction: Read and Analyze the text.

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has affected day to day life and is slowing down the global
economy. This pandemic has affected thousands of peoples, who are either sick or are
being killed due to the spread of this disease. The most common symptoms of this viral
infection are fever, cold, cough, bone pain and breathing problems, and ultimately
leading to pneumonia. This, being a new viral disease affecting humans for the first time,
vaccines are not yet available. Thus, the emphasis is on taking extensive precautions such
as extensive hygiene protocol (e.g., regularly washing of hands, avoidance of face to face
interaction etc.), social distancing, and wearing of masks, and so on. This virus is
spreading exponentially region wise. Countries are banning gatherings of people to the
spread and break the exponential curve. 1 , 2 Many countries are locking their population
and enforcing strict quarantine to control the spread of the havoc of this highly
communicable disease.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7147210/
Guide Questions: Answer the following questions. Write it in your activity notebook.
1. What are the effects of Covid 19 in the community?
2. Are there similarities between the effect of Covid 19 and other communicable
diseases? Explain your answer.
3. What are the health and safety protocols we should follow to avoid these kinds of
communicable diseases?

ASSIMILATION Learning Task 5:

Paglalapat Direction: Write acrostic poems about communicable diseases and its prevention and control.
You may use words and phrases that describe what you have learned on our lesson.

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References:

Health Grade 8, PIVOT 4A (Learner’s Material), Quarter 3, pages .313-317

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7147210/
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Prepared By:

GERLIE C. MARQUEZ
Secondary School Teacher II
Pinamukan Integrated School