Health & Disease (OCR GCSE Biology A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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Definition of health
Definition of health
A state of physical, mental, and social well-being
Communicable diseases
Communicable diseases
Infectious diseases caused by pathogens, spread person to person
Pathogens causing communicable diseases
Pathogens causing communicable diseases
Bacteria, viruses, and fungi
Example of communicable disease
Example of communicable disease
Flu
Non-communicable diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Not infectious, can't be transmitted person to person
Causes of non-communicable diseases
Causes of non-communicable diseases
Lifestyle factors or genetic predispositions
Example of non-communicable disease
Example of non-communicable disease
Heart disease
How diseases can interact
How diseases can interact
Trigger another disease or worsen its effects
Effect of weakened immune system
Effect of weakened immune system
More susceptible to communicable diseases
Hepatitis virus effect
Hepatitis virus effect
Can lead to liver cancer
Physical health decline impact
Physical health decline impact
Can lead to mental health issues like depression
Poor diet consequences
Poor diet consequences
Type 2 diabetes, obesity, malnutrition
Chronic stress health impacts
Chronic stress health impacts
Heart disease, cancers, mental health disorders
Health data display methods
Health data display methods
Frequency tables, bar charts, histograms, scatter diagrams