Health and care 5 Flashcards

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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.

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Communicable diseases

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diseases that are not spread through infection or through other people, but are typically caused by unhealthy behaviours

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Non-communicable diseases

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an infection that inflames your lungs’ air sacs (alveoli)

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pneumonia, թոքաբորբ

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թռչնագրիպ

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avian influenza(bird flu)
the disease caused by infection with avian (bird) influenza (flu) Type A viruses

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խոզի գրիպը

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swine flu

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արյան մատակարարում

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blood supply

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occurs when something blocks blood supply to part of the brain or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts

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stroke, կաթված

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the death or loss of a baby before or during delivery, մեռելածնություն

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stillbirth

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chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscles.

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angina

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աղիքներ

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bowels

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an infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine, typically contracted from infected water supplies and causing severe vomiting and diarrhoea.

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cholera

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positioned on the left of it

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left-hand side

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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.

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malaria

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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.

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tuberculosis

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a group of conditions that affect blood flow and the blood vessels in the brain

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Cerebrovascular disease

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coronary heart disease (CHD) or coronary artery disease, is the term given to heart problems caused by narrowed heart (coronary) arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle.

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ischemic heart disease

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the period of time when you become pregnant and up to a year after giving birth

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Perinatal

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a serious infection that prevents normal breathing function

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Acute respiratory infection

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Acute watery diarrhoea, which may last several hours or days, and includes cholera. Acute bloody diarrhoea, also called dysentery. Persistent diarrhoea, lasting 14 days or longer.

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diarrhoeal diseases

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HIV, AIDS

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human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).