communicable Flashcards
1
Q
what causes a non-communicable disease
A
infections
2
Q
what causes communicable diseases
A
pathogens
3
Q
Health Definition
A
a state of physical/ mental wellbeing
4
Q
disease meaning
A
a condtion that interferes with your body functioning correctly
5
Q
risk factor meaning
A
something that increses the chnace of getting a disease
6
Q
mortality meaning
A
the number of deaths per unit of population from a specific disease
7
Q
incidence meaning
A
the number of people affected by a certain disease at a certain time
8
Q
how do you maintain good health
A
avoid stress
avoid smoking
checkups
eat healthy
excerise
9
Q
factors that increase the chance of getting a non- communicable disease
A
poor diet
no excerise
smoking
alcohol
genes
10
Q
correlation meaning
A
when 2 factors link
