2024 NECO HEALTH EDUCATION: 2024 NECO HEALTH EDUCATION ANSWERS (8455)

(1ai)
Relief is defined as Removal of pain or distress, physical or mental. 

(1aii)
(i) Education 
(ii) Water
(iii) Food
(iv) Shelter

(1b)
(i)The skull, which contains 22 bones, from which 8 are cranial and 14 are facial,
(ii)6 middle ear ossicles (3 in each ear),
(iii)1 hyoid bone in the neck

(1c)
(i) Transporting oxygen and nutrients to the lungs and tissues.
(ii) Forming blood clots to prevent excess blood loss.
(iii) Carrying cells and antibodies that fight infection.
(iv) Bringing waste products to the kidneys and liver, which filter and clean the blood.

(v) Regulating body temperature

(3a)
communicable disease is any disease that passes between people or animals. People sometimes refer to communicable diseases as “infectious” or “transmissible” diseases.

(3bi)
infectious period; is the time interval during which a host (individual or patient) is infectious, i.e. capable of directly or indirectly transmitting pathogenic infectious agents or pathogens to another susceptible host.

(3bii)
Incubation period: In medicine, the time from the moment of exposure to an infectious agent until signs and symptoms of the disease appear. For example, the incubation period of chickenpox is 14-16 days.

(3biii)
Recovery period; is the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness or injury. It refers to the later stage of an infectious disease or illness when the patient recovers and returns to previous health

(3ci)
Ebola virus disease (EVD; formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) is caused by infection with Ebola virus 'copied from e x a m p l a z a . c o m free' which belongs to the family Filoviridae. EVD in humans has an average case fatality rate of around 50% (varied from 25% to 90% in previous outbreaks).

(3cii)
(i)By casual contact
(ii)By objects or surfaces contaminated by body fluids of an infected person
(iii)Through Infected fruit bats or nonhuman primates

(3ciii)
(i)Fever
(ii)Fatigue
(iii)Muscle pain
(iv)Headache

(3civ)
(i)Reducing the risk of wildlife-to-human transmission.
(ii)Reducing the risk of human-to-human transmission
(iii)Outbreak containment measures, including safe and dignified burial of the dead
(iv)Reducing the risk of possible sexual transmission

(4ai)
Drug trafficking is the crime of selling, transporting, or illegally importing unlawful controlled substances, such as heroin, cocaine, marijuana, or other illegal drugs.

(4aii)
(i)It can cause permanent physical and emotional damage to users.
(ii)It can instigate the use illegal drugs among youths in the society
(iii)Drug use negatively impacts a user's health, often leading to sickness and disease.

(4b)
(i)Physical abuse: eg hitting
(ii)Sexual abuse eg molesting or raping.
(iii)Emotional abuse eg belittling

(4ci)
(i)The proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) can dramatically reduce the risk of injury
(ii)Ensure everyone has the proper safety training relating to the hazards of the job.
(iii)Be aware of surroundings and identify workplace hazards that could cause harm.
(iv)Continually cultivate a safety standard.

(4cii)
(i)Preventing or minimizing accidents on the highway.
(ii)Educating drivers, motorists and other members of the public generally on the proper use of the highways.

(4d)
(i)Regulates body temperature
(ii)Moistens tissues in the eyes, nose and mouth.
(iii)Lubricates joint
(iv)Carries nutrients and oxygen to cells.