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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under Disease – Meaning and causes, the JAMB Physical and Health Education syllabus expects you to study:
- 1. Disease – Meaning and causes
Study notes & guidance
Study Disease – Meaning and causes using a recommended Physical and Health Education textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Physical and Health Education, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Objectives — candidates should be able to
After studying Disease – Meaning and causes, you should be able to:
- Define disease and state the causes;
These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Source: official JAMB UTME Physical and Health Education syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.
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