health & disease Flashcards
what are communicable diseases?
diseaes which can spread from person to person or animal to person
-contagoous/infectious diseases e.g malaria
what a non communicable disease?
-cannot spread
-last for a long time, slowly get worse
e.g cancer
what can hepatsis trigger?
-liver cancer
what HPV (infection) trigger?
cerviacal cancer
how does mental health issues e.g depresion afeect you?
drceareses life expectancy = impact how thye do everyday activities
name 3 things which may affect your health?
-balanced diet
-stress
-life situation ( accsess to food, comdoms, medicnes)
nationaly more deprived people smoke more, have poor diet, no excervise leading to …
obesity and cardiovascular disease
why is type 2 diabetes common in wealthy areas?
-have the money to buy more fatty foods e.g take aways
how can smoking cause disease?
-lung disease, cardiovasucalar & lung cnacer
=damages walls or arteries and lining in lungs
pregneant people-health problems for baby
how can alchohol cause disease?
liver disease
damge nerve cells in brain = lose volume
what can directly cause cancer?
-ionising radioation
what is phagocytosis?
when white blood cells engulf pathogens
