Health Issues

Question 1

What are diseases a major cause of

Answer 1

Ill health

Question 2

What is health

Answer 2

The state of physical and mental well-being

Question 3

What are communicable diseases

Answer 3

Those that can spread from person to person. They can be caused by things like bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi. They’re sometimes described as contagious or infectious
Eg: measles and malaria

Question 4

What are non communicable diseases

Answer 4

Those that cannot spread between people. They generally last long and get worse slowly.
Eg: asthma, cancer

Question 5

What is a pathogen

Answer 5

Microorganism that can cause a disease when it infects it’s host

Question 6

What can some diseases interact to cause?

Answer 6

Physical and mental health issues

Question 7

How would defects in the immune system affect a person

Answer 7

Increased chance to suffer from communicable diseases such as influenza, because their body is less likely to defeat itself against the pathogen

Question 8

How can infection by viruses in cells trigger cancer

Answer 8

Infection with hepatitis virus can cause long term infections in the liver, which can increase chances of developing liver cancer

Question 9

What can immune system reactions initially caused by a pathogen trigger?

Answer 9

Allergies such as skin rashes or worsen asthma

Question 10

What can sever ill physical health problems trigger?

Answer 10

Mental illness and depression, particularly if they have an impact on the person’s ability to carry out everyday activities

Question 11

What 3 other factors can affect your health

Answer 11

1. Balanced diet: are you eating the right things with the right amounts
2. Stress
3. Life situation: whether you have easy access to medicines to treat illness. Eg: condoms to prevent STDs