Common Diseases Flashcards
What is a disease?
A disease is a disorder or an illness that can make you unwell and might affect you in a harmful way.
What is the main cause of tuberculosis?
Breathing infected spit, or sneezes.
What makes tuberculosis easier to catch?
Overcrowding
No fresh air
Homelessness
What is the main cause of diabetes?
Passed on from parents.
High sugar intake
What makes diabetes easier to catch?
Acholoe abuse
Poor dietary issues
Unsafe environment
What is the main cause of epilepsy?
Brain damage
Fault in the brain
Tumours
What makes epilepsy easier to catch?
Poor dietary
Flashing lights
Not getting enough sleep
What is the main cause of obesity?
Very high-calorie intake
Eating to much
What is the main cause of anorexia?
Fasting and dieting
What makes anorexia easier to catch?
Poor self-image
Dietary imbalances
Influence of media
What is the main cause of HIV and AIDS?
Unprotected sex
Sharing blood
Mother has a baby which then the baby also gets HIV
What makes HIV and AIDS easier to catch?
Drugs and alcohol
Pressure to sex
Injection needles not thrown away in the right places
