1) Explain what a non infectious disease is.

2) List some examples of non-infectious diseases.

3) What is the cause of non-infectious diseases? 4) What are some things that people can do to protect themselves from non-infectious diseases?

5) How can cancer be both a genetic and environmental disease?

You dont have to answer all of them just try to answer more than one

1) a non infectious disease is a disease that cannot be transferred from one person to another

2) Diabetes, Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis

3) Mutations of DNA/Radiation/Chemicals/Poor diet/Organ malfunctions/Genetics

4) Exercise/Healthy diet/stay away from dust, chemicals ...

5) Genetic - Cancer mutations passed down through generations in the DNA code

Environmental - Exposure to radiation/chemicals which increases the risk of a DNA mutation - may lead to the cell dividing rapidly and uncontrollably