Q and A’s Grade 4
Q and A’s Grade 4
Prevention (Month of October):
1. Question: What is the best way to stop the spread of germs?
Answer: Handwashing is the best way to stop the spread of germs.
2. Question: What should you do when you are sick?
Answer: Stay home from school, drink plenty of fluids, and rest.
3. Question: If there is no soap and water available, how can you clean your hands?
Answer: Clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
4. Question: If you do not have a tissue, what parts of the body can you sneeze into?
Answer: Your elbow or shoulder.
5. Question: Should you wash your hands with warm water or cold water?
Answer: Warm water.
Handwashing (Month of November):
1. Question: How long should you wash your hands for?
Answer: For at least 20 seconds, about the time it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” twice.
2. Question: When should you wash your hands?
Answer: AFTER going to the bathroom, sneezing, coughing or blowing your nose. BEFORE eating.
3. Question: What 3 things are needed to wash your hands?
Answer: 1) Regular soap, 2) Warm running water, 3) Clean towel to dry
4. Question: What part of your hands needs to be washed?
Answer: Fingers, wrists, fingernails, palms and tops of hands.
5. Question: After washing your hands, what should you use to turn the taps off with?
Answer: A clean, dry paper towel.
Microorganisms (Month of December):
1. Question: What are 2 common types of germs?
Answer: Bacteria and viruses.
2. Question: How big are germs?
Answer: Very small – they can only be seen with a microscope.
3. Question: Are all germs bad?
Answer: No, some germs are good. They can help us to digest our food!
4. Question: What is the scientific name for germs?
Answer: Microorganisms.
5. Question: Where do germs live?
Answer: Everywhere. There are over 2 million germs in a teaspoon of soil!
Vaccines (Month of January):
1. Question: How do nurses and doctors give a vaccine?
Answer: Vaccines are given with a “shot” or injection in the arm or leg.
2. Question: What is a vaccine?
Answer: Vaccines are medications given to prevent diseases.
3. Question: Name a communicable disease that vaccination can prevent.
Answer: Any of the following: Chicken pox, rabies, measles, hepatitis B, meningitis C, mumps, rubella, whooping cough, tetanus, diphtheria, polio
4. Question: How do vaccines work?
Answer: Vaccines boost the immune system so you don’t get a certain disease. The body’s immune system recognizes the communicable disease particle the vaccine carries and tells the body to fight it.
Communicable diseases (Month of February):
1. Question: What communicable disease do some mosquitoes carry?
Answer: West Nile Virus or Malaria.
2. Question: What communicable disease includes the name of a bird?
Answer: Chickenpox (Varicella).
3. Question: How many feet away can sneeze particles travel?
Answer: Up to 20 feet.
4. Question: What communicable disease do some bats carry?
Answer: Rabies.
5. Question: Should antibiotics be taken to treat a cold?
Answer: No – colds are caused by viruses. Antibiotics do not kill viruses.
Antibiotic Use (Month of March):
1. Question: What is an antibiotic?
Answer: Medication that is used to treat (cure) bacteria.
2. Question: What is a “superbug”?
Answer: Bacteria that is resistant (does not respond) to ANY antibiotics.
3. Question: When prescribed antibiotics for an illness, when should you stop taking them?
Answer: When you have finished ALL of the medication.
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