Health And Disease Flashcards
What is health
State of physical and mental well-being
What is a communicable disease
Disease that can be spread from person to person
What are communicable disease caused by
Bacteria,viruses and parasites
Give two examples of communicable diseases
Measles
Malaria
What is a non communicable disease
Diseases that cannot be spread between people or between animals and people.
What are examples of non communicable diseases
Asthma, cancer and coronary disease
What can diseases d that can cause their physical and mental health
They can interact
What disease can people with immune systems problems suffer from
Communicable diseases such as influenza
What can cancers be triggered by
Infection by certain viruses
What other factors can affect your health
Balance diet
Stress you are under
Life situation-health food or condoms to prevent transmission of std diseases