Health and Illness
What is the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being called?
Health
What are the two types of infectious disease?
Contagious and non-contagious
What is the difference between an infectious and a non-infectious disease?
Infectious diseases are caused by infectious agents while non-infectious diseases are not. Also, non-infectious diseases are NOT contagious.
What are the three types of actions we can take against illness?
1. Diagnosis/detection
2. Treatment
3. Prevention
What are the two types of health systems?
Primary health and specialized health
What is it when something internal or external causes a negative alteration in your body function for a period of time?
Illness
Which disease is both infectious and contagious:
1. The flu
2. Diabetes
3. Malaria
4. Tetanus
The flu
Name four types of non-infectious diseases.
Cancer, intoxications, traumatic injuries, respiratory diseases, congenital diseases, cardiovascular diseases, allergies, nutritional diseases, mood disorders...
What do we look at when we try to diagnose an illness?
Signs and Symptoms
Name three different types of healthcare professions?
Nurse, doctor, surgeon, pediatrician, etc...
What are the three types of health?
1. Physical well-being
2. Mental/emotional well-being
3. Social well-being
What three ways do infectious agents enter our bodies?
1. Through cuts, scrapes and other lesions
2. Through the air (airborne)
3. Through our mouth
What is cancer?
A disease where cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body.
What are two types of medicine?
Antibiotics and Painkillers/anti-inflammatories
What is public health?
Preventing disease and promoting health within a community.
What are the five main factors that affect a person's health?
Age, genetics, lifestyle, environment and public health systems
What are the four types of infectious agents?
Bacteria, fungi, Protozoans and Viruses
What is a congenital disease?
An abnormality (physical, intellectual or developmental) that you are born with.
What are four healthy habits and preventative measures we can take against disease?
Medical visits, good hygiene, good diet, exercise, sleep 8 hours, washing hands, get enough sunlight
Besides primary centers and hospitals, what are three other systems that maintain public health?
Garbage collection, water cleaning systems, food production systems, schools, etc...