health and disease

Question 1

relationship between health and diseases

Answer 1

when a person is in good health they do not have any type of disease.

Question 2

communicable disease

Answer 2

can be spread between organisms
mostly pathogens entering the body causing disease

Question 3

non communicable diseases

Answer 3

not contagious or spread but can be passed down
e.g poor diet and obesity

Question 4

HPV

Answer 4

human papilloma virus causes most forms of cervical cancer.

Question 5

HIV

Answer 5

human immunodeficiency virus which causes AIDS weakens a persons immune system and makes it easier for bacteria to cause disease

most die from tuberculosis

Question 6

how can pathogens be spread between animals?

Answer 6

cuts in skin (injury)
digestive system (sharing food)
respiratory system ( inhaling pathogens)
reproductive system (s*xual intercourse)

Question 7

how can pathogens spread between plants

Answer 7

vectors such as insects
sap contact from healthy to unhealthy plant
wind, fungal spores blown between plants

Question 8

how do scientists monitor diseases

Answer 8

study incidence of a disease
rate at which new cases occur in a population over a period of time