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what is chlamydia?
a sexually transmitted bacterial infection
what are the symptoms of chlamydia?
chylamidia may cause painful urination but no other symptoms
how common is chlamydia and why?
very common because of unprotected sex and people don’t no they have it cause there aren’t many symptoms
how can chlamydia be cured?
course of antibiotics
what are 5 things that trigger asthma and list one way to fix them
exercise-take medicine to allow u to exercise
flu/cold-try to avoid getting sick
change in weather- stay indoors when weather isn’t good
tobacco smoke- don’t smoke stay away from people who are smoking
stress/anxiety- avoid situations get make u stressed
what are the symptoms of asthma?
difficulty breathing
tight chest
constant coughing
wheezing
what are the three most common health issues affecting young people?
asthma
mental illness
obesity
what causes obesity?
obesity is caused by eating too much and exercising too little.
are the obesity rates increasing or decreasing in australia and why?
increasing because we live busier lives and don’t get time to prepare healthy food so we eat a lot of fast food and we don’t get as much time to exercise
what are the five dimensions of health?
physical, cognitive, social, emotional, spiritual
list five strategies to reduce risk
- have a bail out system organised with parents
- take healthy/positive risks e.g rock climbing
- talk to parents about what your doing
- say no
- be friends with people who have a positive influence on you
list 8 factors that influence risk taking behaviour
gender, self concept, previous experiences, family, peers, media, culture, laws
how does gender after risk taking?
males usually less mature than females
how does self concept affect risk taking
you might be insecure and think u have to take risks to seem ‘cool’ or ‘tough’
how does previous experience affect risk taking
if you’ve taken a risk and get a positive outcome your more likely to do it again we’re as if the outcome was negative you probably won’t do it again
