Health

Question 1

What is health?

Answer 1

Health is defined as the physical, social and mental well being, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity

Question 2

What is acute, chronic & degenerative disease?

Answer 2

acute- is a disease with a rapid onset that lasts for a short period of time eg dengue, influenza
chronic- is a disease with a short onset that usually last a long period of time eg chronic bronchitis
degenerative- a gradual decline in bodily functions eg hiv/aids

Question 3

Describe dengue

Answer 3

is an infectious disease from causative agents of 4 serotypes of denv 1, 2, 3, 4, transmitted by insect vector female mosquito aedes aegypti, mainly across tropics & subtropics, incubation period is usually 4 days, goes into the white blood cells, liver & bone and marrow, symptoms being high fever nausea and painful body aches

Question 4

How can you prevent dengue?

Answer 4

wear long sleeve clothing to avoid mosquito biting you or piercing into your skin, putting screens in windows or door to keep mosquito’s from going in, keeping area clean and tidy to avoid a nesting place for mosquito, use oils and repellents

Question 5

What are economic disadvantages of dengue?

Answer 5

loss of life, medical cost for treatments and hospitalisation of patience, strain on healthcare services because of high demand from dengue, lack of productivity in work force because of affected person

Question 6

What is HIV and what are its methods of transmission?

Answer 6

HIV- human immunodeficiency virus
vaginal or anal sex between an infected person and uninfected person
blood in needle or syringe between an infected person and an uninfected person
sharing of blood or blood transfusion
blood of a hiv positive mother mixing with her uninfected baby

Question 7

What are factors that promoted its HIV spread?

Answer 7

governments were in denial that HIV exists
having unprotected sex
no cure and no vaccine
poor diagnosis

Question 8

What are some HIV can be controlled and prevented?

Answer 8

providing free condoms, test screening, providing viable information about hiv/aids, using safe methods of protection during sex

Question 9

What is diabetes mellitus are its types?

Answer 9

is a non infectious degenerative disease in which insulin in not secreted or its target cells do not respond
type 1 and type 2

Question 10

Explain the types of diabetes

Answer 10

type 1- develops early in life in which no insulin is secreted by pancreatic b cells
type 2- develops later in life and is usually associated with a variety of risk factors including diet and obesity

Question 11

What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes?

Answer 11

itchiness around private area
dehydration
extreme tiredness
blurred vision

Question 12

What are some risk factors of diabetes?

Answer 12

genetics, obesity, diet, ethnicity

Question 13

What is cancer?

Answer 13

is a group of disease that affect different parts of the body, each one arises from a single cell that grows uncontrollably to form a tumour, caused by mutation in genes that control cell growth and division

Question 14

What are some risk factors of cancer?

Answer 14

environmental hazards, genetics, food additives, viruses

Question 15

What are some types of cancer?

Answer 15

cervical, testical, breast and lung

Question 16

What is morbidity data?

Answer 16

tells us how many people have certain illnesses and diseases

Question 17

What is incidence and prevalence?

Answer 17

incidence- the number of new cases diagnosed and reported, over a particular period of time
prevalence- the number of people with a disease at a particular time or within a certain time period