Topic 5 - Health, Disease And The Development Of Medicine Flashcards
Define health
A complete state of mental, physical and social well being without meerly the absence of desease or infirmity
What is a communicle disease
One that can be spread from person to person
What is a non communicle disease
One that can’t be spread from person to person
Chat pathogen is cholora
Bacteria
What pathogen in tb
Bacteria
What pathogen in chalara ash dieback
Fungus
What pathogen in maleria
Protist
What pathogen in HIV
Virus
How is disease prevented by skin
Stops pathogens entering and produces an acid that kills pathogens on the skin
How is disease prevented by tears, mucus and saliva
All contain lysozyne enzyme that breaks down the cell wall of bacteria
How does cilia stop infection
Captures microbes and pushed them back up to mouth
How does the stomach stop infection
HCL kills pathogens
How is disease prevented by the intestines
Healthy bacteria kill harmful bacteria
How do phagocytes stop infection
Engulf pathogens
How do lymphocytes stop infection
Produce specific antibodies that destroy specific pathogens antigens
Define placebo
A drug or infection with no active drug in it
How do you work out BMI
Mass ÷ height^2
Name. 4 things alcohol causes
Liver disease
Liver cirrhosis
Addiction
Memory loss
How do high fat diets cause HCD
LDL cholesterol builds up fatty tissue in chronary arteries and narrows them
Name the 3 ways to cure CHD
A stent
Statins
Replace faulty heart valves
How does a stent prevent CHD
Widens arteries so blood can pump through
How do statins prevent CHD
Lower cholesterol in blood
How does replacing faulty valves prevent CHD
Allows heart to function correctly
