communicable and incommunicable disease

• What are the two main types of diseases?

  Communicable and non-communicable diseases
• What is a communicable disease?


  A disease that can be spread from person to person
• Give an example of a communicable disease.

  Measles
• How are communicable diseases spread?


  By pathogens such as bacteria or viruses
• What is a non-communicable disease?


  A disease that cannot be passed from person to person
• Give an example of a non-communicable disease.

  Coronary heart disease
• What are some causes of ill health?


  Poor diet, high levels of stress, and working with harmful chemicals
• How is health defined?

  As the state of physical and mental well-being
• How can different types of diseases interact?


  One disease can increase the risk of contracting another disease
• What is tuberculosis (TB)?


  A communicable lung disease that can be fatal
• Who is more likely to suffer from infectious diseases?


  People with a defective immune system, such as those with HIV
• What can trigger allergies such as asthma or dermatitis?


  Infection with a pathogen that the immune system fights off
• How can a physical illness lead to a mental illness?

  A painful condition like arthritis can lead to feelings of isolation and depression
• What are the main causes of ill health?

  • Communicable diseases
  • Non-communicable diseases
  • Poor diet
  • High levels of stress
  • Working with harmful chemicals
• Pathogens are microorganisms that enter the body and cause disease
• Who can be infected by pathogens


  both plants and animals