Health Issues Flashcards
1
Q
What’s a communicable disease
A
A disease which can be transferred from person to person via contact or platelets
2
Q
Examples of communicable diseases
A
- COVID 19
- Measles
- Mumps
3
Q
What’s a Non-communicable disease?
A
A disease which can’t be spread through contact, most,y genetic diseases
4
Q
Examples of non-communicable diseases
A
- cancer
- depression
- arthritis
5
Q
How can you measure BMI
A
Weight in kg / height in meters 2
6
Q
How to improve BMI
A
Lifestyle + diet
- reducing fat + sugar intake
- increasing exercise regime
7
Q
What effects our metabolic rate?
A
Age
Gender
8
Q
What’s the metabolic rate?
A
The speed of chemical reactions that take place in your cells
9
Q
What’s the equation for ideal body mass?
A
Actual body mass / ideal body mass
