Personal Health And Hygiene Flashcards
Fatigue.
Physical and mental weariness which extends beyond normal tiredness.
Short term (Acute) Fatigue.
Similar to tiredness. lack of sleep, easily recognised and fixed by having good rest,
Long term (Chronic) Fatigue.
More difficult to admit.
Comes vrom different causes.
Not as easy to fix
Gastrointestinal Upsets.
Most common cause of inflight incapacitation. Due to food poisoning or contaminated water.
Obesity.
Abnormal accumulation of body fat usually 20% of ideal body weight.
Diabetes.
A biological condition that causes a persons blood sugar level to raise.
Type 1 - insulin dependant
No cure
Juvenile.
Type 2 - Non inulin dependant
Adult
Preventable/controllable.
Back Pain.
Damaged disc.
Backache.
Hypoglycemia.
Condition where blood sugar level is lower than normal.
Hydration.
70% of body is water,
Tropical climates.
Located in the intertropical regions of tropical diseases.
Malaria.
Greatest killer of the tropical diseases. Insect borne disease is transmitted to humans by a parasite carried by a type of mosquito.
Yellow fever.
caused by a virus. Not as lethal. Can still kill.
Other diseases - tropical climates.
Cholera, hepatitis, typhoid fever rabaies, STDs, tetanus, intestinal parasites.
Infectious diseases - Tuberculosis.
bacterial infection transmitted by contact with infected people thorugh coughs and sneezes. TB can kills within 5 years of initial infection.
Caffeine and Performance.
overdose threshold 200mg.
\varies from 200mg-300mg.
