Communicable and Non-Communicle Disease Flashcards
what does a communicable disease mean
they are infectious and can be spread from person to person by pathogens
what can communicable diseases be spread by?
pathogens such as bacteria or viruses
What does Non- communicable diseases mean?
Non-communicable diseases cannot be passed from person to persons
eg coronary heart disease
What is health?
the state of physical and mental well being
what type of diseases can ill health be caused by?
Both communicable and non communicable diseases
name some factors that ill health can be caused by
mental and physical
poor diet high levels of stress working with harmful chemicals raised cholesterol harmful use of alcohol tobacco use physical inactivity obesity
one disease can be the cause of another
an example of this is HPV
what is HPV
What does it lead to
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is extremely common. In most people it is essentially harmless.
In some people,HPV can cause CERVICAL CANCER
around 3000 women die of cervical cancer in the UK each year
what is Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable lung disease. TB can be FATAL
why can people with HIV not fight of diseases like tuberculosis?
they have a defective immune system meaning they are much more likely to suffer from infectious diseases
name a feature one could have which will make it more likely to suffer from infectious diseases
a defective immune system
what is most cervical cancers caused by?
the human papilloma virus(HPV) which infects the cells of the cervix
sometimes a disease can be triggered by the immune system
name 2 examples of this
allergies such as
asthma dermatitis
what is a person left with after fighting of a pathogen
an allergy
name an example of how a physical illness trigger a mental illness
a person with arthritis can develop depression as they can find it very difficult to move and lead a normal life so they often feel isolated and depressed
