What is health? Flashcards
(7 cards)
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Health definition
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A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being- not just the absence of disease.
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Communicable disease
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Caused by pathogens e.g. ebola, malaria, TB
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Non-communicable disease
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not passed from person to person. E.g. genetic diseases, asthma
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Pathogens
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Disease causing microorganisms (protists, bacteria, fungi and viruses)
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What happens when pathogens enter your body?
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When few pathogens infect your body, they can reproduce very rapidly. Large numbers of pathogens make you ill.
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Correlation
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A link or relationship between two things that happen.
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Disease
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Disease is the malfunction of body or mind, where symptoms occur. Disease is not a result of injury.
