Health and Disease

Question 1

what is health

Answer 1

the state of physical and mental wellbeing

Question 2

what is a disease

Answer 2

responsible for causing ill health

Question 3

what are communicable diseases

Answer 3

diseases that can spread from person to person or between animals and people. they can be caused by things like bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi.

Question 4

what are non-communicable diseases

Answer 4

diseases that cannot spread between people or between animals and people. They generally last for a long time and get worse slowly. Asthma, cancer and coronary heart disease are examples of non-communicable diseases.

Question 5

do people who have problems with their immune system more likely to have diseases

Answer 5

increased chance of suffering from communicable diseases such as influenza, because their body is less likely to be able to defend itself against the pathogen that causes the disease

Question 6

what happens in immune system reactions in the body when they are caused by infections by pathogens.

Answer 6

sometimes trigger allergic reactions such as skin rashes or worsen symptoms of asthma.

Question 7

other factors affecting your health

Answer 7

diet, stress and life situation