Health Issues Flashcards

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1
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How does heart attacks happen

A

Fats build up in arteries
Less blood getting through
Less blood means less oxygen
If heart doesn’t get enough oxygen you will experience a heart attack

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2
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Treatments for coronary heart disease

A

Stents

Statins

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3
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What do stents do

A

Wire inserted mesh opens up the artery

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4
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Advantages of stents

A

Relieves blockage immediately
Will flow as normal
Increases chances of survival
Surgery is minimal

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5
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Disadvantages of stents

A

Infection risk
Heart failure risk
Blood clot risk
Includes risky surgery

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6
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What are statins

A

Drugs that lower the cholesterol in your blood

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7
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Statin advantages

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Slow rate of fat build up
Lowers risk of heart attacks
Can help with other illnesses too
Doesn’t include surgery

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8
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Statins risk

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Inconvenience as you have to take them every day
Over a much longer period of time
Takes longer to have any affects

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9
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Communicable definition

A

A disease that can be passed on

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Non communicable definition

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A disease that cannot be passed on

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Risk factors for non communicable diseases

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Smoking
Diet
Low exercise
Alcohol

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12
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What is a melignent tumour

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Uncontrolled growing set of cells
That are not stable
Spreads around the body
Can form secondary rumours

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13
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Benign tumour definition

A

Uncontrolled growing cell
Don’t move around the body
Remain in same place
Less of a risk

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Risk factors for rumours and cancers

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Smoking
Exposure to radiation
Obesity

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15
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What are communicable diseases carried by?

A
Pathogens such as
Viruses 
Bacteria 
Funguses
Protists
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16
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Types of transmissions

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Air bourn
Physical contact (contaminated surfaces)
Through water

17
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Are viruses living

A

No

18
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How do viruses replicate?

A

They replicate by using a host such as a cell

Using the machinery of the cell to power it

19
Q

Examples of viruses

A

Measles
HIV
TMV

20
Q

Measles symptoms

A

Fever
Red rash
Spread by inhaling coughs or sneezes

21
Q

How is HIV spread

A

Through unprotected sex

Exchange of bodily fluids

22
Q

TMV symptoms

A

Discoloured plant leaves
Less growth
Reduces photosynthesis

23
Q

Why do you feel ill when having a bacterial infection

A

Bacteria can release toxins inside your body that make you feel ill

24
Q

Salmonella symptoms

A

Abdominal cramps
Fever
Vomiting
DIAHORREA

25
Q

How is gonhorrea spread

A

Sexually transmitted

26
Q

Symptoms of ghonorrea

A

Green or yellow discharge
Pain when urinating
Pain in reproductive organs

27
Q

What type of disease is rose black spots

A

Fungal disease

28
Q

What does rose black spots do

A

Purple or black spots on the leaves

Affects photosynthesis

29
Q

How does rose black spots spread

A

By wind or water

30
Q

What are protists

A

They are eukaryotic single celled parasites transmitted through vector

31
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What is vector

A

Hosts are unaffected but can pass it on

32
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Example of a protist

A

Malaria

33
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Example of a vector

A

Mosquito

34
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Symptoms of malaria

A

High fever

35
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How to reduce malaria

A

Reduce breeding