communicabledisease can be described as contagious or infectious
non communicable diseases cannont be spread from person to person, they generally last a long time and get worse over time
diseases and interact with other physical or mental health issues
people who have problems with their immune system have an increased chance of suffering from communicable diseases as there body is less likely to defend itself against pathogens
some types of canecrs can be trigged by infections by certain viruses e.g getting HPV can cause cervical cancer
immune system reactions caused by infections by a pathogen can sometimes trigger allergic reactions or worsen asthma
mental health can be triggered by physical health problems mostly if they have an impact on everyday life or shorten life expectancy
factors effecting health
balanced/unbalanced diet
stress
life situation - whether access to medical care or access to other things like healthy food or condoms
