health & disease Flashcards

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what are communicable diseases?

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diseaes which can spread from person to person or animal to person
-contagoous/infectious diseases e.g malaria

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what a non communicable disease?

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-cannot spread
-last for a long time, slowly get worse
e.g cancer

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3
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what can hepatsis trigger?

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-liver cancer

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4
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what HPV (infection) trigger?

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cerviacal cancer

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5
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how does mental health issues e.g depresion afeect you?

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drceareses life expectancy = impact how thye do everyday activities

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name 3 things which may affect your health?

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-balanced diet
-stress
-life situation ( accsess to food, comdoms, medicnes)

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nationaly more deprived people smoke more, have poor diet, no excervise leading to …

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obesity and cardiovascular disease

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why is type 2 diabetes common in wealthy areas?

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-have the money to buy more fatty foods e.g take aways

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how can smoking cause disease?

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-lung disease, cardiovasucalar & lung cnacer
=damages walls or arteries and lining in lungs

pregneant people-health problems for baby

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how can alchohol cause disease?

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liver disease
damge nerve cells in brain = lose volume

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what can directly cause cancer?

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-ionising radioation

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what is phagocytosis?

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when white blood cells engulf pathogens

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