Health And Disease

Question 1

What is health

Answer 1

The state of physical and mental wellbeing. Diseases are often responsible for causing ill health

Question 2

What are communicable disease

Answer 2

Diseases that can spread from person to person

Question 3

What can communicable diseases be caused by

Answer 3

Bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi

Question 4

What are examples of communicable diseases

Answer 4

Measles and malaria

Question 5

What are non-communicable diseases

Answer 5

Diseases that cannot spread between people or animals and people. Generally last a long time and get worse

Question 6

What are examples of non-communicable diseases

Answer 6

Asthma, cancer or coronary heart disease

Question 7

What factors can affect health

Answer 7

1.Whether you have a balanced diet or not
2.Stress
3.Life situation - access to medicines

Question 8

What are risk factors

Answer 8

Things linked to an increase in the likelihood someone will develop a certain disease

Question 9

What can risk factors be

Answer 9

1. Aspects of a persons lifestyle
2. Air pollution
3. Substances in ur body ( asbestos fibres )

Question 10

What are asbestos fibres

Answer 10

A material used in buildings that could build up in airways and cause diseases such as cancer

Question 11

Why are non-communicable diseases more common in developed countries

Answer 11

People have a higher income so can buy higher fat foods