NECO GCE Health Education 2023
2023 NECO GCE HEALTH EDUCATION
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ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS ONLY
(1ai)
Disease is any harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional state of an organism, generally associated with certain signs and symptoms and differing in nature from physical injury.
(1aii)
[TABULATE]
=INFECTIOUS DISEASE=
(i) A disease caused by pathogens or particles.
(ii) It includes bacteria, viruses, protozoa, or fungi.
=DEGENERATIVE DISEASE=
(i) A disease caused by a genetic mutation.
(ii) It involves medical conditions such as alcoholism, a tumor, or a stroke. Other causes may include toxins, chemicals, and viruses.
(1bi)
Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health.
(1bii)
(i) Lack of political will and commitment
(ii) Poor community participation
(iii) Limited scaling-up of cost-effective interventions.
(1ci)
(i) Scoliosis
(ii) Kyphosis
(iii) Lordosis
(1cii)
(i) It is transparent
(ii) It is odourless and colourless
(iii) It is harmless and free from disease-causing bacteria.
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ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS ONLY
(1ai)
Disease is any harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional state of an organism, generally associated with certain signs and symptoms and differing in nature from physical injury.
(1aii)
[TABULATE]
=INFECTIOUS DISEASE=
(i) A disease caused by pathogens or particles.
(ii) It includes bacteria, viruses, protozoa, or fungi.
=DEGENERATIVE DISEASE=
(i) A disease caused by a genetic mutation.
(ii) It involves medical conditions such as alcoholism, a tumor, or a stroke. Other causes may include toxins, chemicals, and viruses.
(1bi)
Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health.
(1bii)
(i) Lack of political will and commitment
(ii) Poor community participation
(iii) Limited scaling-up of cost-effective interventions.
(1ci)
(i) Scoliosis
(ii) Kyphosis
(iii) Lordosis
(1cii)
(i) It is transparent
(ii) It is odourless and colourless
(iii) It is harmless and free from disease-causing bacteria.
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(2ai)
Personal hygiene can be defined as the principle of maintaining cleanliness and grooming of the external body.
(2aii)
(i) Cleaning your body every day.
(ii) Washing your hands with soap after going to the toilet.
(iii) Brushing your teeth twice a day.
(iv) Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when sneezing or coughing.
(v) Washing your hands after handling pets and other animals.
(2bi)
Minimum infective dose refers to the number of bacteria ingested from which a pathology is observed in the consumer.
(2bii)
(i) Viruses
(ii) Bacteria
(iii) Fungi
(iv) Protozoa
(v) Worms
(2ci)
Nostrum is a medicine of secret composition recommended by the person who concocted it but with no scientific proof of its effectiveness.
(2cii)
(i) Medical Testimonials or Anecdotes: Quacks often rely solely on anecdotal evidence or heartfelt testimonials as proof of their product's veracity.
(ii) Unreliable References: Quacks often omit medical references from their research or provide unreliable ones with no means to access actual reports.
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(4ai)
Excretion is the process by which organisms expels metabolic waste products and other toxic substances from their body.
(4aii)
(i) Kidney: It expels urea.
(ii) Lungs: It expels carbon dioxide.
(iii) Skin (sweat gland): It expels salt.
(4aiii)
(i) Pulmonary circulation: the movement of blood between the heart and the lungs. It transports deoxygenated blood to the lungs to absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide. The oxygenated blood then flows back to the heart.
(ii) Systemic circulation: the movement of blood between the heart and the rest of the body. It sends the oxygenated blood out to cells and returns deoxygenated blood to the heart.
(4bi)
Peer pressure is the process by which members of the same social group influence other members to do things that they may be resistant to, or might not otherwise choose to do.
(4bii)
The application of a constrictive tourniquet to a snake bite as a first aid treatment helps to completely block the blood flow to the bitten limb and limit the spread of the venom in the body.
(4c)
(i) Teenage pregnancy is associated with increased social and economic costs through immediate and long-term effects on teen parents and their children.
(ii) Teenage pregnancy and birth are significant contributors to high school dropout rates among girls.
(iii) The children of teenage mothers are more likely to have lower school achievement and to drop out of high school, have more health problems, be incarcerated at some time during adolescence, and face unemployment as young adults.
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(5ai)
Self-medication is the use of medications, treatments, or substances by an individual without a medical prescription.
(5aii)
(i) Drug addiction
(ii) Allergy
(iii) Habituation.
(5bi)
(i) Sewage refers to human excrement that is intermixed with water WHILE Refuse refers to garbage.
(ii) Sewage is liquid waste WHILE refuse is solid waste.
(5bii)
-Ways Of Disposing Sewage-
(i) Sanitary landfills.
(ii) On-site disposal system
-Ways of Disposing Refuse-
(i) Landfill
(ii) Incineration
(5ci)
(i) It serves as a base for public health
(ii) Helps in economic planning and program development.
(5cii)
(i) Be a good listener
(ii) Help out with practical tasks.
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COMPLETED
Personal hygiene can be defined as the principle of maintaining cleanliness and grooming of the external body.
(2aii)
(i) Cleaning your body every day.
(ii) Washing your hands with soap after going to the toilet.
(iii) Brushing your teeth twice a day.
(iv) Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when sneezing or coughing.
(v) Washing your hands after handling pets and other animals.
(2bi)
Minimum infective dose refers to the number of bacteria ingested from which a pathology is observed in the consumer.
(2bii)
(i) Viruses
(ii) Bacteria
(iii) Fungi
(iv) Protozoa
(v) Worms
(2ci)
Nostrum is a medicine of secret composition recommended by the person who concocted it but with no scientific proof of its effectiveness.
(2cii)
(i) Medical Testimonials or Anecdotes: Quacks often rely solely on anecdotal evidence or heartfelt testimonials as proof of their product's veracity.
(ii) Unreliable References: Quacks often omit medical references from their research or provide unreliable ones with no means to access actual reports.
===========================
(4ai)
Excretion is the process by which organisms expels metabolic waste products and other toxic substances from their body.
(4aii)
(i) Kidney: It expels urea.
(ii) Lungs: It expels carbon dioxide.
(iii) Skin (sweat gland): It expels salt.
(4aiii)
(i) Pulmonary circulation: the movement of blood between the heart and the lungs. It transports deoxygenated blood to the lungs to absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide. The oxygenated blood then flows back to the heart.
(ii) Systemic circulation: the movement of blood between the heart and the rest of the body. It sends the oxygenated blood out to cells and returns deoxygenated blood to the heart.
(4bi)
Peer pressure is the process by which members of the same social group influence other members to do things that they may be resistant to, or might not otherwise choose to do.
(4bii)
The application of a constrictive tourniquet to a snake bite as a first aid treatment helps to completely block the blood flow to the bitten limb and limit the spread of the venom in the body.
(4c)
(i) Teenage pregnancy is associated with increased social and economic costs through immediate and long-term effects on teen parents and their children.
(ii) Teenage pregnancy and birth are significant contributors to high school dropout rates among girls.
(iii) The children of teenage mothers are more likely to have lower school achievement and to drop out of high school, have more health problems, be incarcerated at some time during adolescence, and face unemployment as young adults.
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(5ai)
Self-medication is the use of medications, treatments, or substances by an individual without a medical prescription.
(5aii)
(i) Drug addiction
(ii) Allergy
(iii) Habituation.
(5bi)
(i) Sewage refers to human excrement that is intermixed with water WHILE Refuse refers to garbage.
(ii) Sewage is liquid waste WHILE refuse is solid waste.
(5bii)
-Ways Of Disposing Sewage-
(i) Sanitary landfills.
(ii) On-site disposal system
-Ways of Disposing Refuse-
(i) Landfill
(ii) Incineration
(5ci)
(i) It serves as a base for public health
(ii) Helps in economic planning and program development.
(5cii)
(i) Be a good listener
(ii) Help out with practical tasks.
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Neco gce health education 2023 questions
