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Health

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A state of complete physical, mental and social well being not just simply being in the absence of disease

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Disease

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A problem with the structure or process in the body that is not caused by injury

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Communicable disease

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Disease that can be spread from person to person

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Non communicable

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Disease cannot be passed between people. Caused by a problem in the body such as a fault in the genes or lifestyle choices

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Pathogens

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Organisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and bacteria

That cause communicable diseases

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Cholera

  • pathogen
  • symptoms and effects
  • how it spreads
  • how to reduce transmission
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Bacteria
Diarrhoea
Contaminated water
Making sure people have access to clean water and treating drinking water

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Tuberculosis

  • pathogen
  • symptoms and effects
  • how it spreads
  • how to reduce transmission
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Bacteria
Coughing and lung damage
Airborne - inhaling infected sneezing/coughing
TB vaccinations
Covering mouth when coughing and sneezing

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Malaria

  • pathogen
  • symptoms and effects
  • how it spreads
  • how to reduce transmission
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Protist
Damage to blood and liver cells causing fever and sickness
Animal vectors - mosquitos carry protist from person to person
Mosquito nets
Insect repellent to stop them biting

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Chalara ash dieback

  • pathogen
  • symptoms and effects
  • how it spreads
  • how to reduce transmission
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Fungi
Leaf loss and bark lesions to ash trees
Airborne- spores in the air carried by wind
Cutting down infected trees

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Ebola

  • pathogen
  • symptoms and effects
  • how it spreads
  • how to reduce transmission
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Virus
Haemorrhagic fever - internal bleeding and fever
Bodily fluids of infected people getting into blood of non infected people
Wear protective clothing and face masks when working with infected people

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Stomach ulcers

  • pathogen
  • symptoms and effects
  • how it spreads
  • how to reduce transmission
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Heliconacted bacteria
Stomach pain
Oral - touching peoples food after touching own infected mouth
Washing hands before preparing food

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HIV

  • pathogen
  • symptoms and effects
  • how it spreads
  • how to reduce transmission
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Virus
Destroys white blood cells causing the onset of AIDS. This means you will get very easily ill from other pathogens
Contact with sexual fluids
Sharing infected needles
Blood-blood contact
From mother to baby
Condoms screening before giving in transfusions

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Chlamydia

  • pathogen
  • symptoms and effects
  • how it spreads
  • how to reduce transmission
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Bacteria 
Often no obvious symptoms but can lead to infertility 
STI 
Contact with sexual fluids 
From mother to baby 
Condom
Antibiotics to get rid of infection 
Screening to check if you have chlamydia
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What causes specific deficiency disease?

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Lack of a certain nutrients

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Malnutrition

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Occurs when you get too little or too much of particular nutrients

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Protein

  • disease
  • symptoms
  • good sources in diet
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Kwashiorkor
Tiredness, swelling , skin lose in colour
Meat , legumes and milk

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Vitamin C

  • disease
  • symptoms
  • good sources in diet
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Scurvy
Bleeding under the skin
Citrus fruits

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Vitamin D

  • disease
  • symptoms
  • good sources in diet
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Rickets
Legs become bowed, wrist and ankles thicken
Sardines, salmon and tuna

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Iron

  • disease
  • symptoms
  • good sources in diet
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Anemia
Skin -pale , fatigue, dizzy , low blood pressure
Liver, lean meats, green leafy vegetables

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Multifactorial diseases

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Many non communicable diseases

Many factors add to the risk of developing the disease

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If you are affected by one disease …

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It could make you more susceptible to another disease - your body may become weakened by the disease m so it is less able to fight off others

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How is HIV spread?

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Via bodily fluids - blood, semen and vaginal fluids

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Physical barriers - skin

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Acts as a barrier to pathogens and if it gets damaged blood clots quickly seal cuts and stop microorganisms from escaping

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Physical Barriers - mucus

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Trap particles in your nose that could contain pathogens

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Physical barriers - cilia
Hair like structures that waft the mucus back up the throat where it can be swallowed
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Chemical barriers - lysozyme
The eyes produce a chemical called lysozyme which kills bacteria on the surface of the eye
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Chemical barrier - hydrochloric acid
The stomach produces hydrochloric acid which kills most pathogens that are swallowed
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Immune response
When a pathogen first enters the body the response is slow - no b-lymphocytes that can make any antibodies Eventually the body will produce the antibodies - will show symptoms Memory lymphocytes are produced - remain in body and remember The secondary response is faster and stronger - before any symptoms
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Immunisation
Infecting dead or inactive pathogens into your body - your body makes antibodies to destroy them Memory lymphocytes are made - which can trigger the secondary immune response
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What are antibiotics and what are they used for?
They inhibit the processes in the bacterial cells but not in the host organisms - inhibit cell wall - which prevents bacteria from dividing
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Developing new medicines - discovery
Finding a new drug that may cure or treat a disease
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Developing new medicines- preclinical
Testing the drugs in cells in the lab to see if it enters the cells and has the effect we want
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Developing new medicines- animal testing
Testing the drugs on animals to check if it works on a whole organisms but without causing harm to humans
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Developing new medicines - Small clinical trial
Test on a small number of people to check if the drug is safe and does not have bad side effects
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Developing new medicines - large clinical trial
Test on a large number of people with the disease to find out the correct dose and check for side effects
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Risk factors of non communicable diseases
Smoking - nicotine increase heart rate and blood pressure Damage artery walls - builds up fatty deposits in arteries - which restricts blood flow Increases risk of blood clots , heart attack , stroke Diet, exercise ,alcohol
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What is the effect of lifestyle factor on non- communicable diseases at a local scale?
In areas where there is high levels of obesity, smoking or alcohol - likely to be lots of non communicable diseases Puts pressure on resources of local hospitals
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What is the effect of lifestyle factor on non- communicable diseases at a national scale?
NHS provides resources for non communicable diseases which is costly to the country’s economy
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What is the effect of lifestyle factor on non- communicable diseases at a global scale?
Lots of malnutrition is developing countries which mean it can hold back the development of a country
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BMI
Weight / height squared
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Waist to hip ratio
Waist circumference / hip circumference 0.85 female - over weight 1 Male - overweight Abdominal obesity - type 2 diabetes
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How does alcohol cause liver disease?
Cirrhosis - scarring of the liver Alcohol is broken down by enzymes in the liver and some of the products are toxic - drinking too much can cause permanent liver damage
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Treatment of cardiovascular disease - lifestyle changes
Doctors might advise a patient to stop smoking or take up exercise to reduce blood pressure to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease A- no drugs or surgery - no danger and free D - can be difficult
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Treatment of cardiovascular disease - life long medication
Doctors may give patients with very high blood pressure medicines - beta blockers to reduce blood pressure A - simple and effective - no surgery D - side effects - people can forget to take them , expensive
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Treatment of cardiovascular disease - surgery
Some people have a stent put in their blood vessels in a surgery to widen the vessel. People who have these surgeries have to take medicine for the rest of their life A - effective treatment - makes clots less likely D - surgeries are dangerous , especially if people are overweight

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