B2.6 Health & Disease Flashcards
Health is defined as being free from two types of diseases, what are these?
Being free from communicable and non communicable diseases
Define communicable disease
A disease passed from one organism to another to another
Define non communicable diseases
A disease that can’t be spread from one organism to another
List the 3 types of infection
Viral, Bacterial and Fungi
How is salmonella spread ?
Contaminated food
How can salmonella be prevented?
Cook food thoroughly
How to do you treat salmonella, TB and chlamydia?
Antibiotics
What spreads TB?
Airborne
How do you prevent TB?
BCG Vaccine
How is chlamydia spread?
Sexual contact
How do you prevent chlamydia?
Condoms
How is HV/AIDS spread?
Exchange of body fluids
Infected blood
How do you prevent AIDS/HIV?
Condom
Addicts not sharing a needle
How do you treat HIV/AIDS?
Antiviral drugs to slow progression
How is the cold and flu spread?
Airborne droplets
How do you prevent the cold and flu?
Good hygiene
Vaccine
How is HPV spread?
Sexual contact
How do you prevent HPV?
Vaccine
How is athletes foot spread?
Contact with surfaces
How do you prevent athletes foot?
Avoid direct contact
How do you treat athletes foot?
Antifungal cream and powder
How is potato blight spread?
Airborne spores which spread in humid warm conditions
How do you prevent potato blight?
Crop rotation
Spray with fungicide
What are pathogens?
Disease causing microbes
What do lymphocytes do?
Produce antibodies