Health & Disease

• What lifestyle factors have a positive effect on health?

  Regular exercise 

  Eight hours of sleep each night 

  Access to medical care (e.g. vaccines)
• The term 'disease' refers to a group of conditions that can cause ill health.
• What do we mean by 'communicable' diseases. 

  Diseases that can be spread from person to person
• Is the common cold a communicable or non-communicable disease? 

  communicable
• What is the role of the immune system?

  To detect and destroy pathogens 
• What is another name for communicable diseases? 

  Infectious diseases 
• True of false? Physical illnesses, such as a broken leg, can sometimes lead to mental illnesses, like depression. 

  true