Communicable and non communicable diseases

Question 1

How can communicable diseases be spread

Answer 1

from person to person (eg measles)

pathogens such as bacteria of viruses

Question 2

non communicable diseases mean that

Answer 2

they cannot be passed from person to person (eg coronary heart disease)

Question 3

what is health

Answer 3

state of physical and mental well being.

Question 4

what can i’ll health be caused by

Answer 4

both communicable and non communicable diseases
-poor diet
-high levels of stress
other life situations e.g 
-working with harmful chemicals

Question 5

what is tuberculosis(TB)

Answer 5

a communicable lung disease

can be fatal/deadly

Question 6

what can fight off TB in most people?

Answer 6

the immune system

Question 7

give an example of a defective immune system

Answer 7

HIV

Question 8

people with a defective immune system are much more likely to suffer from…

Answer 8

suffer from infectious diseases

Question 9

Sometimes one disease can be the cause of another
for example HPV
HPV is extremely common and in most people it is essentially harmless
what can HPV cause for some people?

Answer 9

cervical cancer

Question 10

what are most cervical cancers caused by?

Answer 10

human papilloma virus (HPV) which infects the cells of the cervix

Question 11

name examples where a disease can be triggered by the immune system
explain why

Answer 11

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 12

name an example where a physical illness can trigger a mental illness

Answer 12

arthritis

people find it hard to move and get out which causes them to feel isolated and depressed.