Communicable and non-communicable disease

• What are the two main types of diseases discussed?

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

  A disease that can be spread person to person
• How are communicable diseases spread?

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

  A disease that cannot be passed between people
• What major causes of ill health are mentioned?

  Poor diet, high stress, harmful chemicals
• How is health defined in the material?

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

  They can increase the risk of each other
• What disease does tuberculosis (TB) represent?

  A communicable lung disease
• Who is more likely to suffer from infectious diseases?

  People with a defective immune system
• What is the relationship between HIV and TB?

  HIV increases the risk of contracting TB
• What virus is associated with cervical cancer?

  Human papilloma virus (HPV)
• How does HPV affect cervical cancer?

  HPV can cause cervical cancer in some people
• How many women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year in the UK?

  About 3,000 women
• What can trigger allergies like asthma or dermatitis?

  Infection with a pathogen
• How can physical illness lead to mental illness?

  Physical illness can cause feelings of isolation
• What is arthritis?

  A painful joint condition
• How can arthritis affect mental health?

  It can lead to feelings of isolation and depression
• What are the interactions between different types of diseases?

  • One disease can increase the risk of another
  • One disease can cause another disease
  • Physical illnesses can trigger mental illnesses
• What are the main causes of ill health?

  • Communicable diseases
  • Non-communicable diseases
  • Poor diet
  • High levels of stress
  • Harmful chemicals