health and disease Flashcards
what are factors that can cause ill health
diet- eat too little, you lack nutrient, anemia
eat too much, obesity, diabetes
life situation- like where you live, free health care, your gender etc
stress- being under lots of pressure
what do Improper diet leads to
diseses like Anaemia, Rickets, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
what can Stress can lead to
heart related Diseases.
if you Inject drugs on HIV positive person what do they have high chances of getting
infected with Tuberclosis.
what is health
the state of physical and mental well-being
what are communicable diseases
Those that can spread from a person to a person or between animals and people
what can communicable diseases be caused by
bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi
what are examples of communicable diseases
measles and malaria
what are non communicable diseases
those that cannot spread between people or between animals and people
what are examples of non communicable diseases
asthma
cancer
coronary heart disease
what happens to people who have a problem with their immune system
they have an increased chance of suffering from communicable diseases such as the flu
because their body is less likely to defend against the pathogens