health and disease Flashcards

1
Q

what are factors that can cause ill health

A

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

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2
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what do Improper diet leads to

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diseses like Anaemia, Rickets, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes

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3
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what can Stress can lead to

A

heart related Diseases.

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4
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if you Inject drugs on HIV positive person what do they have high chances of getting

A

infected with Tuberclosis.

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5
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what is health

A

the state of physical and mental well-being

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6
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what are communicable diseases

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Those that can spread from a person to a person or between animals and people

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7
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what can communicable diseases be caused by

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bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi

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8
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what are examples of communicable diseases

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measles and malaria

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9
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what are non communicable diseases

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those that cannot spread between people or between animals and people

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10
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what are examples of non communicable diseases

A

asthma
cancer
coronary heart disease

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what happens to people who have a problem with their immune system

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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

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