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B5 HEALTH AND DISEASE Flashcards

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Physical health

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being free from disease, active, fit, sleeping well and no substance abuse

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mental health

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feeling good about yourself and being free of conditions such as depression and anxiety

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social health

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having healthy relationships, loving and being loved

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WHO

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World health organisation - part of the UN responsible for monitoring global health

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Disease

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any problem with the body not caused by injury

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communicable diseases

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diseases caused by pathogens, can be passed on

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non communicable diseases

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diseases caused by genes or lifestyle. cannot be passed on

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correlated diseases

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getting one disease increases your chance of another due to diseases weakening organ systems, damaged immune system, weaker defences

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genetic disorders

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disease caused by inheriting faulty genes from your parents

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malnutrition

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diseases caused by poor diet

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anaemia

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lack of iron. causes fewer and smaller red blood cells and low energy

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kwashiorkor

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lack of protein. swollen belly, small muscles, stunted growth

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rickets

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lack of calcium or vitamin D Causes weak bones leading to blowed legs

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scurvy

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lack of vitamin C swollen bleeding gums, muscle and joint pain, lack of energy

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ethanol

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the drug found in all alcoholic drinks

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drugs

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chemicals that change the way your mind and body works

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cirrhosis

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a fatal liver disease caused by drinking too much alcohol over a long period of time

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social problems of alcohol

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missed work days, increased risk of diseases, risky sexual behaviour, increased violence

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obesity

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being overweight to the extent that your health is at risk

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BMI

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body mass index, 30= obese

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BMI calculation

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BMI = mass (kg) / height2 (M2)

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Problems with BMI

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someone with a lot of muscle could have high BMI without being obese

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Waist ; hip ratio

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the ratio of waist to hip width. Over 0.9 (women) or 1.0 (men) = obese

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Calculating waist : hip ratio

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Waist: hip ratio

= waist width/ hip width

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Cardiovascular disease

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Harmful substances in blood build up in the arteries around the heart. Blockages can form leading to heart attacks

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Stents

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Used to treat cardiovascular disease. A tube of metal mesh is fed into the narrowed artery and opened up holding the artery open

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Treasuring heart disease with life style

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More exercise and a better diet can treat cardiovascular disease. But this takes time

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Pathogen

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Microorganism that causes disease

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Types of pathogens

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Bacteria
Virus
Protist
Fungi

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Tuberculosis

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Bacteria. Serious lung damage , bloody cough, fever

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Cholera

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Bacteria

Sever life threatening diarrhoea

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Chalara ash dieback

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Fungi. Kills the leaves of ash trees, killing the tree

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Malaria

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Protist

Sickness , fever and weakness

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Haemorrhagic fever

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Virus eg Ebola
Liver and kidney damage
Internal bleeding

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HIV

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Human immunodeficiency virus attacks white blood cells, causing aids

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AIDS

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Weakened immune system making simple infections deadly. Caused by HIV

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Opportunistic

Pathogens

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Pathogens that in us causing no harm but become dangerous when given the opportunity such as
Helicobateria pylori which cause stomach ulcers

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Airborne

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Spreading through the the air such as colds and flu in infected droplets of saliva , and chalara ash dieback by fungal spores

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Water one

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spreading through contaminated water such as chole

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Oral route

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Eating food contaminated with a pathogen.

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Vectors

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Animals that spread pathogens in their bites such as malaria that is spread by mosquitoes

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Blood fluids

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Spreading through contact with infected body fluids such as blood or semen for explain HIV

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Chemical defences

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Kill pathogens before they can infect us

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Lysozyme

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Enzyme found in mucus tears and sweat that kills some bacteria

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Hydrochloric

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Found in the stomach, kills most bacteria on food

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Physical barriers

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Blood or trap pathogens so they can’t enter the body

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Mucus

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Sticky substance in most boby openings that traps pathogens

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Ciliated cells

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Have hairs that sweep mucus up and out of the body

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Skin as a physical barrier

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Blocks pathogens from entering

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STIS

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Sexually transmitted infections

Pathogens spread through sexual activity

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Preventing STIS

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Use barrier contraception (such as condoms) to prevent mixing of fluids (semen, vaginal lubrication, blood).

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Screening for STIS

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Large scale testing of people to check if they have an STI so they can be treated. This helps to reduce the spread of STIS

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Immune system

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Destroys pathogens that manage to infect us

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Primary immune response

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How the body responds the first time it meets a new pathogen

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Antigens

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Chemical markers on the surface of pathogens (and other cells) that identify them as a pathogen
Antigens are unique to each pathogen

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Lymphocyte

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White blood cells that produce antibodies. Each lymphocyte makes a different antibody

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Antibodies

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Chemicals with a specific shape that can stick to the antigens on a pathogen and kill it

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Activated lymphocyte

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When an antigen sticks to an antibody it activates the lymphocyte causing it to make many copies of itself that make the same antibodies

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Memory lymphocyte

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Lymphocytes left over after an infection that retain the ability to fight the pathogen

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Immunity

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When the body has the memory lymphocytes to fight a pathogen. So it can’t be harmed by it

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Vaccine

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A weakened version of a pathogen that trains the body to fight it without causing disease

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How vaccines work

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Vaccines are harmless versions of pathogen that still have the antibodies on them, so the immune response is triggered without any risk of disease

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Vaccine safety

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Vaccines are safe preventing about 6 million deaths per year

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Antibiotics

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Substance that kill bacteria without harming human cells

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Now antibiotics work

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They inhibit (stop) an enzyme that maintains bacterial cell walks 
This kills the bacteria
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Resistance

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Widespread use of antibiotics has led to resistance meaning many antibiotics don’t work as well as they once did

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Drug development

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Developing new medicines involves many stages that take of time and money

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Discovery phase

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Developing new chemicals that might work as medicines

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Preclinical testing

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Testing on cells grown in the lab or on animals to see if the chemical has any useful effect

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Small clinical trial

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Testing a few healthy people to check for safety

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Large clinical trial

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Testing on many patients to diviner how effective the drug is determine the dose

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Side effects

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Unwanted effects of the medication, that can be quite harmful

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