Communicable and Non Communicable diseases

Question 1

Disease

Answer 1

Communicable diseases can be spread from person to person
Communicable diseases are spread by pathogens such as bacteria or viruses
Non communicable diseases cannot be passed from person to person eg coronary heart disease

Question 2

Health

Answer 2

Health is defined as the state of physical and mental well - being

Question 3

Tuberculosis

Answer 3

TB is a communicable lung disease and can be fatal
Most immune systems can fight TB
However some people with defective immune systems like with HIV are more likely to suffer from infectious diseases

Question 4

HPV

Answer 4

HPV is extremely common and is essentially harmless in most people
In some people it can cause cervical cancer
Around 3000 women are diagnosed with HPV in the UK yearly
Most cervical cancers are caused by HPV which infects the cells of the cervix

Question 5

Immune system allergies

Answer 5

Some allergies can be triggered by the immune system eg allergies such as asthma or dermatitis
The body is infected with a pathogen which the immune system fights off but the person is then left with an allergy

Question 6

Mental illness

Answer 6

Sometimes a mental illness can be triggered by physical illness
People with arthritis can find it hard to move and lead a normal life which can cause them to feel depressed and isolated