U3 O2 ch 5 Flashcards
Define infectious diseases
Diseases caused by micro-organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi, that can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another
Examples of infectious diseases (2)
Tuberculosis, small pox
parasitic diseases
when parasites enter the body through contaminated food/water or contact with others who has parasites on skin/hair
Define cancer
Uncontrollable division of abnormal cells in the body
Define cardiovascular disease (2)
- Diseases affecting the heart, blood vessels and circulation of blood.
- Caused by plaque build up in arteries
Forms of cardiovascular disease (2)
- Ischaemic heart disease: coronary heart disease -> heart disease
- Cerebrovascular disease -> stroke
Describe respiratory diseases
Disease that affects lungs and other parts of the body that are involved in breathing
Define pandemic
Spread of infectious diseases through human population access large regions, such as multiple continents and worldwide
When and why were respiratory diseases (1)(1)^(1e)
- Chronic pulmonary disease from smoking
- early 20th century due to mining industry
^few occupational health & safety regulations = inhaling mining dust = disease
Examples of injury and poisoning (7)
- motor vehicle accidents
- suicide
- assault
- poisoning
- deaths and injuries from war
- work-related accidents from limited occupational health and safety regulations,
7.exposure to toxic substances
Define danger money
Additional allowance, agreeing to work in risky and hazardous environments
Define Public Health
The ways in which governments monitor, regulate and promote health and wellbeing and prevent illnesses to improve the health status of the entire population
Define Old Public Health
Old public health relates to public health interventions, policies and practices implemented by the government in the early 20th century to clean up the physical environment and aim to reduce the transmission of infectious diseases.
Old Public Health policies and practices
BQ WINe SHoP
be qute wineshop
(shortened)
B - Birthing
Q - Quarantine
W - Working
I - Immunisation
N - Nutrition
S - Sanitation
H - Housing
P - Provision
(full)
B - more hygienic Birthing practices
Q - introduction of Quarantine laws
W - safer Working conditions
I - mass Immuisation programs
N - better quality food and Nutrition
S - improved water and Sanitation
H - better quality Housing and fewer slums
P - Provisions of antenatal and infant welfare services
Define policy
Law, rule, plan or course of action propsed or taken up by an organisation
Define government policies
Practices they spend money, budget or allocate money to.
What did the Commonwealth or Federal Government do for public health (5)
- Set up health departments
- Quarantine laws
- Funded state for campaigns
- Research
- Collected data
What did the State government do for public health
- Established infant welfare centres
- Encouraged breast feeding