Health and disease

Question 1

Describe health

Answer 1

A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity as defined by the World Health Organisation

Question 2

Communicable vs non-communicable diseases

Answer 2

Communicable diseases - caused by pathogens that can be passed from an infected individual to others (e.g. flu, covid-19)
Non-communicable diseases - caused by problems in the body that cannot be passed to people near you (e.g. cancer, diabetes)