health and disease

• communicable disease- spread from person to person
• communicable diseases can be

  • bacteria
  • virus
  • parasites
  • fungi
• communicable disease 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