Communicable Disease And Health Flashcards

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What are risk factors?

A

Risk factors are things that are linked to an increased risk of disease.

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What are the 6 main risk factors that can increase the chance of disease?

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Bad diet, 
Lack of exercise,
Obesity,
Alcohol,
Smoking,
Ionisning Radiation
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Why can viruses not be killed or weakened by antibiotics?

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Viruses live inside our cells and reproduce inside of them so by killing them you would be killing your own cells

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