Intro To Health And Disease

Question 1

Define health

Answer 1

Health: state of physical and mental well-being.

Question 2

What is the main cause of damaged health

Answer 2

Disease

Question 3

Why are diseases so dangerous to our health.

Answer 3

Diseases can build up, interact with other diseases and form other health complications and might not even seem linked

Question 4

What are the two types of disease?

Answer 4

Communicable and non-communicable

Question 5

Define communicable disease

Answer 5

Communicable: infectious/contagious diseases, short term, can be spread from person to person or animal to person

Question 6

What are the main causes of communicable disease and what are examples of communicable

Answer 6

Bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses. Examples include: influenza, malaria, covid and measles

Question 7

Define non communicable disease

Answer 7

Cannot be spread, progressively get worse over time, last for a long while

Question 8

What are some examples of non communicable

Answer 8

Cancer, asthma and coronary heart disease

Question 9

Interaction of disease. Explain what that is

Answer 9

When diseases interact/come into contact to then form other, way worse health problems: either physical or mental. You may not be able to see the connection when it happens though

Question 10

How might interaction of disease with a person who suffers with immune system issues fare

Answer 10

If, for example, these people catch something as simple as the Influenza (flu), then it can and will turn into something worse. Our immune system is responsible of protecting our bodies and diving. Off infection and disease: if you have problems with it, your body won’t even be able to defend well against something like the common cold and things could be detrimental. Not just the flu, but people with immune system problems often can’t fight against many communicables

Question 11

Explain how hepatitis b and c, cancer and interaction of disease are linked

Answer 11

Some types of cancer can be triggered by certain types of illnesses and diseases, viruses and infections. For example, someone infected with hepatitis b and c will be more susceptible to liver cancer. Because hepatitis b and c are long term infections to the liver, which is where cancer may grow (because virus lies in liver cells)

Question 12

What kind of cancer can HPV cause

Answer 12

Human papilloma virus can cause cervical cancer but only in women

Question 13

How can immune system reactions link to interaction of disease

Answer 13

Immune system reactions can be triggered by infections (pathogens): such as allergic reactions i.e. rashing and asthma attacks

Question 14

How can physical health badly impact mental health?

Answer 14

If your physical health has taken a severe decline, your mental health may follow (depression + anxiety). It would be especially so if the physical problems cause inability to carry out daily tasks or if these problems affected quality of life

Question 15

How does having a good balanced diet help your health

Answer 15

A balanced diet provides the body with everything it needs in the right amounts. A poor diet not only causes physical, but mental issues too.

Question 16

How do life situations affect your health?

Answer 16

Whether you have access to facilities that can treat health issues and whether you have access to things that prevent illness in the first place matters if you want good health.
E.g. being able to buy good food leads to balanced diet, which leads to good health
E.g. being able to buy condoms means reduced risk of sexually transmitted diseases