Health and care 5 Flashcards
illnesses caused by viruses or bacteria that people spread to one another through contact with contaminated surfaces, bodily fluids, blood products, insect bites, or through the air.
Communicable diseases
diseases that are not spread through infection or through other people, but are typically caused by unhealthy behaviours
Non-communicable diseases
an infection that inflames your lungs’ air sacs (alveoli)
pneumonia, թոքաբորբ
թռչնագրիպ
avian influenza(bird flu)
the disease caused by infection with avian (bird) influenza (flu) Type A viruses
խոզի գրիպը
swine flu
արյան մատակարարում
blood supply
occurs when something blocks blood supply to part of the brain or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts
stroke, կաթված
the death or loss of a baby before or during delivery, մեռելածնություն
stillbirth
chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscles.
angina
աղիքներ
bowels
an infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine, typically contracted from infected water supplies and causing severe vomiting and diarrhoea.
cholera
positioned on the left of it
left-hand side
a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite. People with … often experience fever, chills, and flu-like illness. Left untreated, they may develop severe complications and die.
malaria
caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. Not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick.
tuberculosis
a group of conditions that affect blood flow and the blood vessels in the brain
Cerebrovascular disease