What is Health
How does the World Health Organization define health?
Health is the state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing.
What type of medicine can cure bacterial infections?
antibiotics
What are the three steps of a diagnosis?
(1) The patient describes their symptoms and signs.(2) The doctor examines the patient. (3) The doctor requests tests to identify the disease.
Call 112 if a person:
(a) has a bruise on the elbow
(b) has an accident that causes minor injuries
(c) has breathed in, touched or swallowed a toxic substance
(c) has breathed in, touched or swallowed a toxic substance
What is physical health?
When your body functions correctly with no diseases or injuries.
Give three examples of non-infectious diseases.
accidents (burns, cuts, broken bones), allergies, cell mutations, diet (malnutrition, obesity), aging (dementia or diseases of joints), mental health (depression, anxiety)
What are the three services of the Spanish public health system?
primary care, hospital care, emergency care
What should you do to stay safe and healthy during really hot days.
don't sunbathe, wear sun cream, wear a hat, drink water
What is mental health?
When you feel happy with yourself, you control your emotions and you have good relationships with other people.
What are the three stages of an infectious disease?
Infection > Symptoms > Convalescence
What do vaccines do?
They prepare the body to fight against certain infectious diseases.
What are two negative effects drugs have on people?
(1) harm our social, physical, and mental health
(2) damage organs
(3) reduce self-control
(4) cause addiction
What can affect our social health?
The conditions in which we are born, grow, work and live can all affect our social health.
Describe the convalescence stage of an infectious disease.
The immune system eliminates the germs causing the illness and we recover.
What is one benefit of vaccines?
(1) They prepare the body to fight against some infectious diseases (2) Once we are vaccinated we might not catch a disease because our defense system is activated. (3) Vaccines prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
Give one example of each:
personal hygiene
social hygiene
food hygiene
Personal hygiene - wash hands, brush teeth, shower and dry
Social hygiene - clean house, collect rubbish, keep public places clean
Food hygiene - wash kitchen utensils, fruit and vegetables, cook food well, drink drinking water