Introduction

Question 1

Disease

Answer 1

Diseases are any harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional state of an organism- WHO

Essentially it is a condition or illness that affects the body

Question 2

Symptom

Answer 2

It is a physical or mental problem that a person experiences that may indicate a disease or condition. It can not be seen nor show up on medical tests

Question 3

Is an injury a disease ?

Answer 3

No, injuries are physical impairments resulting from a specific action whereas Diseases don’t always have external causes, and may take years to develop

Question 4

List the four ways of Categorizing Disease

Answer 4

• Caused by microorganisms that enter the body and breed.
• Lack of a nutrient in diet
• Inheritance of a mutant allele
• Malfunction of organs or organ system

Question 5

What are Pathogenic Disease?

Answer 5

Microorganisms that enter the body and breed

Question 6

Deficiency

Answer 6

Lack of a nutrient in diet

Question 7

Hereditary

Answer 7

Inheritance of mutant allele

Question 8

Physiological

Answer 8

Malfunction of organs or organ systems

Question 9

What is a Allele

Answer 9

A mutated gene

Question 10

Name 3 examples of PATHOGENIC DISEASES

Answer 10

HIV
Influenza
Yellow fever
Flu
Meningitis

Tetanus
Tuberculosis (TB)
Gonorrhoea
Food poisoning

Ringworms
Thrush
Candidiasis.

Question 11

Name 5 examples of DEFICIENCY DISEASE

Answer 11

Night blindness - Lack of vitamin A
Scurvy - Lack of vitamin C
Hypocalcemia - Lack of Calcium
Anaemia - Lack of iron
Kwashiorkor - Lack of protein

Question 12

Name the CAUSE and EXAMPLE of Hereditary Dieases

Answer 12

Sickle cell anaemia - Mutant allele gene from parent

Question 13

Name 2 Examples Physiological diseases

Answer 13

Diabetes, Hypertension

Inability to produce insulin or of tissues to respond to it, *Causes Unknown (in most cases)

Question 14

Ways in which disease can be PREVENTED

Answer 14

• Staying Healthy
• Getting vaccinated
• Hygiene
• Changing your lifestyle
  - Exercise
  - Stop-Smoking
  - Monitor cholesterol/sugar level blood pressure
• Educated
• Taking care of the environment
• Quarantine
• Avoid touching wild animals. Example farmers often get rabies due to rearing pigs in which get beaten by bats

Question 15

Ways in which Disease Affect Society

Answer 15

• The lost of jobs
• Food shortage
• Crime
• Death
• Isolation
• Mental Health (teenagers emotions)
• Profit of Food inductees and pharmacist