Health And Disease

Question 1

What three things attribute to a persons wellbeing?

Answer 1

Physically fit
Mentally fit
Socially fit/isolated

Question 2

What are communicable diseases?

Answer 2

Diseases test can be spread between individuals,

Question 3

What are non communicable diseases?

Answer 3

Diseases that can’t be transmitted between individuals they include diseases like cancer

Question 4

What is cholera? Symptoms? How is spreads? How to prevent?

Answer 4

Cholera is a bacteria called Vibrio cholerae
It causes diarrhoea
Obtained from contaminated water sources
Prevent by ensuring everyone has clean water.

Question 5

What is tuberculosis ? Symptoms? How is spreads? How to prevent?

Answer 5

It’s a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis .
It causes coughing and lung damage .
Obtained through air when contaminated victims cough .
Contaminated people away from crowds, good hygiene, sleeping alone, keep people’s houses well ventilated.

Question 6

What is malaria? Symptoms? How is spreads? How to prevent?

Answer 6

It is a protist.
It causes damage to red blood cells and liver damage.
Mosquitoes are vectors that carry the protist to humans but the mosquitoes don’t get hurt.
Use mosquito nets and repellent

Question 7

What is Chalara ash dieback? Symptoms? How is spreads? How to prevent?

Answer 7

It is a fungus that infects trees.
Causes leaf loss and bark lesions(wounds).
Carried by wind and air.
Remove the disease, replanting with different species, less import of ash trees