Maryland State Curriculum Content Standard 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to apply prevention and treatment knowledge, skills, and strategies to reduce susceptibility and manage disease.
| A. Disease Classification | |
| 7.5.A.1. | Differentiate between communicable and non-communicable diseases. |
7.5.A.1.a. |
Identify disease-producing agents such as, bacteria, protozoa, virus, and fungi. |
7.5.A.1.b. |
Identify the modes of transmission such as air, touch, food and body fluids. |
| B. Prevention Practices | |
| 7.5.B.1. | Explain how the body fights infection. |
| 7.5.B.1.a. | Explain how the immune system responds to disease. |
| C. HIV/AIDS | |
| 7.5.C.1. | Explain HIV/AIDS as a communicable disease. |
7.5.C.1.a. |
Describe the modes of transmission for HIV. |
7.5.C.1.b. |
Clarify ways HIV cannot be transmitted. |
7.5.C.1.c. |
Identify behaviors that increase the risk of contracting HIV. |
7.5.C.1.d. |
Identify ways to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS. |
| D. Risk Factors | |
| 7.5.D.1. | Analyze personal daily living habits and choices that increase the risk of developing disease. |
7.5.D.1.a. |
List behaviors that increase the risk of developing disease such as cardiovascular, pulmonary, and cancer. |
7.5.D.1.b. |
Identify and categorize personal habits into high, mid, and low risk behaviors. |