Health & Disease (AQA GCSE Biology Combined Science): Flashcards
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Definition of health
Definition of health
A state of physical, mental, and social well-being (not just absence of disease)
Communicable diseases characteristics
Communicable diseases characteristics
Infectious, caused by pathogens, spread person to person
Non-communicable diseases characteristics
Non-communicable diseases characteristics
Not infectious, can't be transmitted, lifestyle/genetic
Effect of weakened immune system
Effect of weakened immune system
More susceptible to communicable diseases
Example of virus triggering cancer
Example of virus triggering cancer
Hepatitis virus can lead to liver cancer
How physical health decline affects mental health
How physical health decline affects mental health
Can lead to mental health issues like depression
Consequences of poor diet
Consequences of poor diet
Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and malnutrition
Health impacts of chronic stress
Health impacts of chronic stress
Heart disease, cancers, and mental health disorders
Life situation factors affecting health
Life situation factors affecting health
Location, finances, ethnicity, healthcare access, hygiene
Forms used to display health data
Forms used to display health data
Frequency tables, bar charts, histograms, scatter diagrams