B5, B6 and B7 - Non/Communicable Diseases and Preventing Them

Question 1

Communicable Disease

Answer 1

Can spread from person to person

Question 2

Non Communicable Disease

Answer 2

• Cant be spread onto another
• Usually inherited
• Last longer, slowly get worse
• Not caused by a Pathogen

Question 3

Factors affecting health

Answer 3

• Healthcare access
• Stress
• Poor Diet

Question 4

Risk Factors

Answer 4

Increase the chance of someone getting a disease

Question 5

Risk Factors effecting diseases

Answer 5

• Smoking

- Drinking

Question 6

Carcinogens

Answer 6

Things that cause Cancer

Question 7

Cancer

Answer 7

Area of the body with uncontrollable Cell Growth and Division

Question 8

Virus

Answer 8

(Also Pathogens) which are the source of a disease

Question 9

Types of Viruses

Answer 9

Bacteria and Fungi

Question 10

Virus Diseases Examples

Answer 10

• HIV, through sex/needles, flu-like symptoms
• Measles, spread through infected persons sneeze/cough
• TMV, affects plants Chlorophyll production, discoloured leaves, doesn’t allow photosynthesis

Question 11

What are diseases caused by

Answer 11

• Viruses
• Fungi
• Protists

Question 12

Bacterium Diseases Examples

Answer 12

• Salmonella, caused by food poisoning, vomiting/stomach aches
• Gonorrhoea (STD), through sexual contact, pain while urinating and substance when urinating

Question 13

Preventing a Disease

Answer 13

• Hygiene, washing hands
• Isolating, stop spread of the disease
• Vaccination, against communicable diseases, stops it from passing on

Question 14

Protist Disease Examples

Answer 14

-Malaria, mosquitos infect others with another animals blood vessel, can be fatal

Question 15

Vaccination

Answer 15

• Inject dead, unharmful Pathogens of a Virus which makes antibodies for immune system to fight off the real Virus
• Don’t always work

Question 16

Physical Body Features to protect you from Pathogens

Answer 16

• Skin acting as a protective layer against Pathogens

- Mucus in the Stomach/Lungs trapping Pathogens

Question 17

Stages of Drug Testing

Answer 17

1. Drug tested on Human Cells/Tissues in a lab which only effects 1 bodily system
2. Drug test on animals to test efficacy, provide right results: toxicity, dose needed
3. Tested on Volunteers in a Clinical Trial
4. Peer-Review with other Scientists

Question 18

Single-Blind Test Trial

Answer 18

• Patient unaware of drug given, information isn’t varied due to this

Question 19

Double-Blind Test Trial

Answer 19

• Both patient and doctor don’t know the drug given to the patient, allows no changes in both outcomes, not biased

Question 20

Peer-Reviewing

Answer 20

• Other scientists review your drug, done so you aren’t biased on your own drug

Question 21

Bacteria Immunity

Answer 21

• Bacteria can be immune to Antibiotics if patient doesn’t take the medicine for the given time
• Bacteria has time to reproduce after Antibiotics attack them, giving the new Bacteria Immunity

Question 22

Risk Factors increasing chance of Cancer

Answer 22

• Smoking, increasing Lung Cancer
• Obesity increases Bowel, Liver, Kidney Cancer
• UV exposure (from the Sun) increases skin cancer

Question 23

Benign Tumour

Answer 23

• Doesn’t usually spread to other parts of the body

- Isn’t usually dangerous

Question 24

Malignant Tumour

Answer 24

• Grows and spreads to other parts of the body, the cells can break off and flow through the bloodstream
• Dangerous and requires radiation to shrink it down

Question 25

Genetics and Diseases

Answer 25

• They can possibly increase the risk of the diseases, inherited disorders making your immune system weaker

Question 26

Protection against Diseases

Answer 26

• Isolation

Question 27

Increasing Factors of CHD

Answer 27

• Lack of exercise, causing Obesity
• High blood pressure, puts stress on Arteries
• High Cholesterol
• Lack of Fruit/Veg
• Bad diet, fatty deposits/diabetes