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HEALTH
Quarter 3 – Module 3b Prevention and
Control of Communicable Diseases

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MAPEH – Grade 8
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 3 – Module 3b: Prevention and Control of Communicable
Diseases First Edition, 2021

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 Disease prevention and control is a very important health concern
because it affects the quality of people’s lives. Decrease your risk of infectious
diseases by understanding how they spread and how you can protect yourself.
Communicable diseases not only threaten the sick person but also his/her family and
the society in general. Thus, protecting ourselves and our families from diseases is
both a personal and social responsibility.

In this module, you will understand the importance of prevention and

control of communicable diseases not just for yourself but also to your whole
community and to the whole nation.

LEARNING COMPETENCY:

1. Analyzes the nature of emerging and re-emerging diseases

- H8DD-IIId-e-20
2. Demonstrates self-monitoring skills to prevent communicable diseases
- H8DD-IIIf-h-21
3. Promotes programs and policies to prevent and control communicable
diseases
- H8DD-IIIf-h-22
4. Identifies agencies responsible for communicable disease prevention and
control
- H8DD-IIIf-h-23

At the end of the module, you should be able to:

o discuss the importance of prevention and control of communicable
diseases
o explain the nature of emerging and re-emerging diseases
o recommend programs and policies to prevent and control communicable
diseases

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 What I Know
Direction: Read the scenarios at the middle column. Afterwards, decide if
the actions listed below belong to either the column What I should do or
the column What I should not do. Write the actions in the appropriate
column. Do this in your notebook.

Actions:
1. Drink from somebody’s bottle/glass.
2. Use my own comb and won’t share it with others.
3. Not to share my towel or use other’s towel.
4. Share my pair of socks with others or use other’s socks.
5. Be lazy in washing my hands before and after using them.

What I should do Scenario What I should not do

After playing an outdoor
game, you were tired
and thirsty.
Swimming class is over.
You have changed your
clothes and have to
deal with your hair.
You and your friends sat
on a bench after a
sweaty basketball
game.
You and your brother
preparing to jog. Your
brother is anxious
because he can’t find
his favorite pair of socks
which is the same socks
you are about to use.
Your team won the
game. You shook
hands with your
opponents to show
sportsmanship.

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 What’s In

In your notebook, draw your hands. Recall the things your parents taught you
to prevent sickness. Write these things in each finger.

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What’s New

Analyze and Evaluate. Explain in 2-3 sentences in your Health notebook.

1. People say that hands are the dirtiest part of the body. Do you agree? Why
and why not?
2. People say that washing the hands is the most neglected practice that a
person does. Do you agree? Why and why not?

What is It

Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases

Emerging Infectious Diseases – are “New diseases; new problem (New threats)”
- An emerging infectious disease is one that is caused by newly discovered
infectious agent
- By a newly identified pathogen, which has emerged and whose incidence in
humans has increased during the last 2 decades and is threatening to increase in
the near future.

Re-emerging Infectious Diseases – are “old diseases, new problem. (New threats)”.
- Is a one which was previously controlled but once again has risen to be a
significant health problem.

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- This term also refers to that disease which was formerly confined to one
geographic area, has now spread to other areas.

Understanding Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases

The term "disease" refers to conditions that impair normal tissue function.
For example, cystic fibrosis, atherosclerosis, and measles are all considered diseases.
However, there are fundamentally different causes for each of these diseases. Cystic
fibrosis (CF) is due to a specific genotype that results in impaired transport of chloride
ions across cell membranes, leading to the production of abnormally thick mucus. Thus,
CF is most accurately called a genetic or metabolic disease. Atherosclerosis, which can
lead to heart attacks and strokes, may be considered a disease of aging, because it
typically becomes a problem later in life after plaques of cholesterol have built up and
partially blocked arteries. In contrast, measles is an infectious disease because it occurs
when an individual contracts an outside agent, the measles virus. An infectious
disease is a disease that is caused by the invasion of a host by agents whose activities
harm the host's tissues (that is, they cause disease) and can be transmitted to other
individuals (that is, they are infectious).
In the recent past, the Philippines has seen many outbreaks of
emerging infectious diseases and it continues to be susceptible to the threat of re-
emerging infections such as leptospirosis, dengue, meningococcemia, tuberculosis
among others. The current situation emphasizes the risks and highlights the need to
improve preparedness at local, national and international levels against future
pandemics. New pathogens will continue to emerge and spread across regions and
will challenge public health as never before signifying grim repercussions and health
burden. These may cause countless morbidities and mortalities, disrupting trade and
negatively affect the economy.
Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases are unpredictable and
create a gap between planning and concrete action. To address this gap, there is a
need to come up with proactive systems that would ensure preparedness and
response in anticipation to negative consequences that may result in pandemic
proportions of diseases. Proactive and multi- disciplinary preparedness must be in
place to reduce the impact of the public the health threats.

Self-monitoring skills to prevent Communicable

Diseases #1 Handle & Prepare Food Safely
Food can carry germs. Wash hands, utensils, and surfaces often when
preparing any food, especially raw meat. Always wash fruits and vegetables. Cook
and keep foods at proper temperatures. Don’t leave food out – refrigerate promptly.

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#2 Wash Hands Often with soap and water
One of the most important healthy habits to prevent the spread of germs is to
clean your hands. Our hands can carry germs, so it is important to wash them often,
even if they do not look dirty.

#3 Clean & Disinfect Commonly Used Surfaces

Germs can live on surfaces. Cleaning with soap and water is usually enough.
However, you should disinfect your bathroom and kitchen regularly. Disinfect other
areas if someone in the house is ill.

#4 Cough and Sneeze into a Tissue or Your Sleeve

If you are sick, the air that comes out of your mouth when you cough or sneeze
may contain germs. Someone close by can breathe in your air, or touch a surface
contaminated with your germs, and become ill. Cough or sneeze into a tissue or your
shirt sleeve-not into your hands. Remember to throw away the tissue and wash your
hands. You can wear a face mask when you are sick with a cough or sneezing illness.

#5 Do not Share Personal Items

Avoid sharing personal items that can’t be disinfected, like toothbrushes and
razors, or sharing towels between washes. Needles should never be shared, should
only be used once, and then thrown away properly.

#6 Get Vaccinated
Vaccines can prevent many infectious diseases. You should get some
vaccinations in childhood, some as an adult, and some for special situations like
pregnancy and travel. Make sure you and your family are up-to-date on your
vaccinations.

#7 Avoid Touching Wild Animals

You and your pets should avoid touching wild animals which can carry germs
that cause infectious diseases. If you are bitten, talk to your doctor. Make sure that
your pet’s vaccinations are up-to-date.

#8 Stay Home When Sick

When you are sick, stay home and rest. You will get well sooner and will not
spread germs.

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Agencies Responsible for Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases

https://doh.gov.ph/orgchart-dpcb

General Functions
 Develop plans, policies, programs, projects and strategies for
disease prevention and control and health protection.
 Provides coordination, technical assistance, capability building,
consultancy and advisory services related to disease prevention
and control and health protection.

Divisions

1. Infectious Diseases for Elimination Division (IDED)

 Develops policies, standards and guidelines for the elimination of
infectious diseases.
 Develops plans, programs and projects to carry out preventive and
control strategies against elimination of infectious diseases.
 Assists and strengthens capacity to measure and analyze the
burden of elimination of infectious diseases.
 Provides monitoring and evaluation schemes to measure of
interventions in the prevention and control of elimination diseases.
 Provides technical assistance and expert services to collaborating
and implementing agencies on matters pertaining to the prevention
and control of infectious diseases for elimination.
 Develops capability of health sector agencies and organizations in
the implementation of programs and projects related to the
prevention and control of infectious diseases for elimination.
 Promotes coordination and collaboration with partner agencies and
organizations on matters pertaining to elimination of infectious
diseases.

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  Mobilizes resources to assist collaborating and implementing
agencies and organizations.

2. Infectious Diseases for Prevention and Control Division (IDPCD)

 Develops policies, standards and guidelines for the prevention and
control of infectious diseases.
 Develops plans, programs and projects to carry out preventive and
control strategies against infectious diseases.
 Assists and strengthens capacity to measure and analyze the
burden of infectious diseases.
 Provides monitoring and evaluation schemes to measure of
interventions in the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
 Provides technical assistance and expert services to collaborating
and implementing agencies on matters pertaining to the prevention
and control of infectious diseases.
 Develops capability of health sector agencies and organizations in
the implementation of programs and projects related to the
prevention and control of infectious diseases.
 Promotes coordination and collaboration with partner agencies and
organizations on matters pertaining to infectious diseases.
 Mobilizes resources to assist collaborating and implementing
agencies and organizations.

3. Environmental-Related Diseases Division (ERDD)

 Develops policies, standards and guidelines on environmental-
related diseases division.
 Develops plans, programs and projects on environmental-related
diseases.
 Assists and strengthens capacity to measure and analyze the
burden of health hazards and risks associated with environmental-
related and work related factors.
 Provides monitoring and evaluation schemes to measure of
interventions to manage health hazards and risks associated with
environmental-related and work related factors.
 Develops capability of health sector agencies and organizations in
the implementation of programs and projects related to
environmental diseases.
 Promotes coordination and collaboration with partner agencies and
organizations on matters pertaining to environmental-related
diseases.
 Mobilizes resources to assist collaborating and implementing
agencies and organizations.

4. Occupational Diseases Division (ODD)

 Develops policies, standards and guidelines on
occupational diseases.
 Develops plans, programs and projects on occupational diseases.

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  Assists and strengthens capacity to measure and analyze the
burden of health hazards and risks associated with
occupational diseases and work related factors.
 Provides monitoring and evaluation schemes to measure of
interventions to manage health hazards and risks associated
with occupational diseases and work related factors.
 Provides technical assistance and expert services to
collaborating and implementing agencies on matters pertaining to
occupational diseases.
 Develops capability of health sector agencies and organizations in
the implementation of programs and projects related to
occupational diseases.
 Promotes coordination and collaboration with partner agencies
and organizations on matters pertaining to occupational diseases.
 Mobilizes resources to assist collaborating and
implementing agencies and organizations.

5. Essential Non-Communicable Diseases Division (ENCDD)

 Develops policies, standards and guidelines for the prevention
and control of non-communicable diseases.
 Develops plans, programs and projects to carry out preventive
and control strategies against non-communicable diseases.
 Assists and strengthens capacity to measure and analyze
the burden of degenerative diseases.
 Provides monitoring and evaluation schemes to measure of
interventions in the control of non-communicable diseases.
 Provides technical assistance and expert services to
collaborating and implementing on matters pertaining to the
prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.
 Develops capability of health sector agencies and organizations in
the implementation of projects related to the prevention and
control of non-communicable diseases.
 Promotes coordination and collaboration with partner agencies and
organizations on matters pertaining to non-communicable diseases.
 Mobilizes resources to assist collaborating and implementing
agencies and organizations.

6. Lifestyle-Related Diseases Division (LRDD)

 Develops policies, standards and guidelines for the prevention
and control of lifestyle-related diseases.
 Develops plans, programs and projects to carry out preventive and
control strategies against lifestyle-related diseases.
 Assists and strengthens capacity to measure and analyze
the burden of lifestyle-related diseases.
 Provides monitoring and evaluation schemes to measure of
interventions in the prevention and control of lifestyle-
related diseases.
 Provides technical assistance and expert services to collaborating
and implementing agencies on matters pertaining to the
prevention and control of lifestyle-related diseases.

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  Promotes coordination and collaboration with partner agencies and
organizations on matters pertaining to lifestyle-related diseases.
 Mobilizes resources to assist collaborating and
implementing agencies and organizations.

7. Women and Men’s Health Development Division (WMHDD)

 Develops policies, standards and guidelines on Women and Men’s
Health diseases.
 Develops plans, programs and projects to provide packages of
services for Women and Men’s Health diseases.
 Assists and strengthens capacity to measure and analyze the
burden of diseases on families and special population groups.
 Provides monitoring and evaluation schemes to measure impact of
health services on families and special population groups.
 Provides technical assistance and expert services to collaborating
and implementing agencies on matters pertaining to Women and
Men’s Health Diseases.
 Develops capability of health sector agencies and organizations in
the implementation of programs and projects related to Women and
Men’s Health Diseases.
 Promotes coordination and collaboration with partner agencies and
organizations on matters pertaining to Women and Men’s Health
Diseases.
 Mobilizes resources to assist collaborating and implementing
agencies and organizations.

8. Children’s Health Development Division (CHDD)

 Develops policies, standards and guidelines on children’s health
diseases.
 Develops plans, programs and projects to provide packages of
services for children’s health diseases.
 Assists and strengthens capacity to measure and analyze the
burden of diseases on families and special population groups.
 Provides monitoring and evaluation schemes to measure impact of
health services on families and special population groups.
 Provides technical assistance and expert services to collaborating
and implementing agencies on matters pertaining to children’s
health diseases.
 Develops capability of health sector agencies and organizations in
the implementation of programs and projects related to children’s
health diseases.
 Promotes coordination and collaboration with partner agencies and
organizations on matters pertaining to children’s health diseases.
 Mobilizes resources to assist collaborating and implementing
agencies and organizations.

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 What’s More

Picture analysis.
What can you say about the picture given?
Give your answers in 2-3 sentences.

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What I Have Learned

Congratulations on completing this module. Before we proceed, what are your
thoughts about this lesson? Share your insights by completing the following sentence
prompts. Do this neatly and creatively in your notebook.

I have learned that .

I have realized that .

I will apply .

What I Can Do

LET’S MAKE A BOOKLET

It is time for you to make a booklet with your own recommendations/
suggestions/healthy behaviors that will help prevent and control the spread of

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communicable diseases. Each page of the booklet should list one recommendation/
suggestion/healthy behavior, with illustrations and information. (Minimum of 5,
maximum of 10 pages)
CATEGORY 5 4 3 2 1
The booklet The booklet The booklet The booklet The booklet
has has attractive has some has some has limited
Attractiveness exceptionally formatting formatting formatting and formatting
attractive and well- and organized of and
&
formatting organized organized of information. organization
Organization
and well- information. information. of
organized information.
information.
Use of facts Use of facts Use of facts Use of facts Use of facts
Content – and the and quantity and quantity and quantity of and quantity
quantity of of information of information information is of information
Accuracy/
information is is very good. is good but present but is limited.
Quantity
exceptional. not limited.
consistent.
Writing - Booklet has Booklet has Booklet has Booklet has Booklet has
exceptional very good good limited no
Organization organization. organization. organization. organization. organization.

There are no There are There are There are Grammatical

grammatical very few some several mistakes are
Writing – mistakes in grammatical grammatical grammatical so numerous
the booklet. mistakes in mistakes in mistakes in the that the
Grammar
the booklet. the booklet. booklet. readability of
the booklet is
impaired.
Graphics go Graphics go Graphics go Graphics do Graphics
well with the well with the well with the not go with the both present
text and there text, but there text, but there accompanying in the
Graphics/ is a good mix are so many are too few text or appear booklet.
Pictures of text and that they and the to be randomly
graphics distract from brochure chosen.
the text. seems “text-
heavy”.
Careful and Careful and Careful and Sources are Sources are
accurate accurate accurate not not
records are records are records are documented documented
kept to kept to kept to accurately or accurately or
Sources document the document the document the are not kept on are not kept
source of all source of source of many facts and on any facts
the facts and most of the some of the graphics. and graphics.
graphics in facts and facts and
the booklet. graphics in graphics in
the booklet. the booklet.

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 Assessment
Test I. True or False
Direction: Write TRUE if your answer to the statement given is correct and FALSE if
your answer to the statement is incorrect. Write your answers in your Health notebook.
1. If you are sick, the air that comes out of your mouth when you cough or
sneeze may contain germs.
2. Our hands can carry germs, so it is important to wash them often, even if
they do not look dirty.
3. When you are sick, stay home and rest so that you will get well sooner and
will not spread germs.
4. An emerging infectious disease is a one that is caused by newly discovered
infectious agent.
5. Vaccines can prevent many infectious diseases.

Test II. Multiple Choice

Direction: Read each item carefully and use your Health notebook to write your
answers in. Choose only the letter that corresponds to your answer inside the box bellow.
A. Children’s Health Development E. Occupational Diseases Division
Division (CHDD) (ODD)
B. Women and Men’s Health F. Environmental-Related Diseases

Development Division (WMHDD) Division (ERDD)

C. Lifestyle-Related Diseases Division G. Infectious Diseases for Prevention

(LRDD) and Control Division (IDPCD)

D. Essential Non-Communicable H. Infectious Diseases for Elimination

Diseases Division (ENCDD) Division (IDED)

1. Develops policies, standards, and guidelines on children’s health diseases

and provides monitoring and evaluation schemes to measure impact of
health services on families and special population groups.
2. Develops policies, standards and guidelines on Women and Men’s
Health diseases.
3. Provides monitoring and evaluation schemes to measure the interventions
to manage health hazards and risks associated with occupational diseases
and work-related factors.
4. Provides technical assistance and expert services to collaborating
and implementing agencies on matters pertaining to the prevention
and control of lifestyle-related diseases.
5. Assists and strengthens capacity to measure and analyze the burden of
health hazards and risks associated with environmental-related and work-
related factors.

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 Additional Activities
Do you believe that you can do great things to prevent and control the
spread of communicable diseases? Adopt the quotation that says, “Ako ang
simula.” Explain your plan of action. Write this in your Health notebook.

Answer Key

.10 F
.9 C
.8 E
.7 B
.6 A
Task .2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
.5 TRUE
.4 TRUE
.3 TRUE
.2 TRUE
.1 TRUE
Test .1 TRUE or FALSE
Assessment

food from dirty .hands

>Washing hands before eating will prevent the children from getting germs in their mouth or on eirth
Cough into your clothes on your .arm
>When you cough, do it .right
When there is no place for hand washing use a hand .sanitizer
>Use a hand .sanitizer
Sample Answers:
Students’ Outputs
What I Can Do:
Answers may .vary
What’s More

Answers may .vary

What’s New
Answers may .vary
What’s In
Answers may .vary
What I know

References:
Physical Education and Health 8 Learner’s Module (Department of Education)
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