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Topic 5 - Health, Disease And The Development Of Medicine Flashcards

1
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Define health

A

A complete state of mental, physical and social well being without meerly the absence of desease or infirmity

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What is a communicle disease

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One that can be spread from person to person

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What is a non communicle disease

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One that can’t be spread from person to person

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4
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Chat pathogen is cholora

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Bacteria

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5
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What pathogen in tb

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Bacteria

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6
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What pathogen in chalara ash dieback

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Fungus

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7
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What pathogen in maleria

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Protist

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8
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What pathogen in HIV

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Virus

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9
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How is disease prevented by skin

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Stops pathogens entering and produces an acid that kills pathogens on the skin

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How is disease prevented by tears, mucus and saliva

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All contain lysozyne enzyme that breaks down the cell wall of bacteria

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How does cilia stop infection

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Captures microbes and pushed them back up to mouth

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12
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How does the stomach stop infection

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HCL kills pathogens

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13
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How is disease prevented by the intestines

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Healthy bacteria kill harmful bacteria

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14
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How do phagocytes stop infection

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Engulf pathogens

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15
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How do lymphocytes stop infection

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Produce specific antibodies that destroy specific pathogens antigens

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16
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Define placebo

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A drug or infection with no active drug in it

17
Q

How do you work out BMI

A

Mass ÷ height^2

18
Q

Name. 4 things alcohol causes

A

Liver disease
Liver cirrhosis
Addiction
Memory loss

19
Q

How do high fat diets cause HCD

A

LDL cholesterol builds up fatty tissue in chronary arteries and narrows them

20
Q

Name the 3 ways to cure CHD

A

A stent
Statins
Replace faulty heart valves

21
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How does a stent prevent CHD

A

Widens arteries so blood can pump through

22
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How do statins prevent CHD

A

Lower cholesterol in blood

23
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How does replacing faulty valves prevent CHD

A

Allows heart to function correctly

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