Health and disease Flashcards
what is health
health is. as Tate of metal and physical wellbeing
what is poor health caused by
disease
what are the two types disease
communicable and non communicable
what are communicable disease
disease that ca spread foreperson to person because they are caused by pathogens
what are non communicable diseases
diseases that can’t spread from person to person because they are not caused by pathogens
what can poor physical health lead to
porr mental hes;th
what are pathogens
microorganism that cause disease
what are microorganisms
organisms that can’t be seen with the naked eye and only seen with a microscope
what are fourtypes of pathogens
virus, bacteria,fungi and protist
name three bacterial diseases
cholera , chlamydia,tuberculosis and helicobacter pylori
name a fungal disease
chalara ash dieback
name two viral disease
HIV and Ebola
name a protist
malaria
what are the symptoms of malaria
damaged ed blood cells and liver
how is malaria transmitted
insect vector