Communicable and Non-Communicable Disease

• How are communicable diseases spread?

  By pathogens such as bacteria or viruses
• What can cause ill health besides diseases?

  Poor diet, high stress, harmful chemicals
• How can different types of diseases interact?

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

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

  People with a defective immune system
• What is HIV's effect on health?

  It can lead to a defective immune system
• How can HPV affect health?

  It can cause cervical cancer in some people
• What is the relationship between HPV and cervical cancer?

  HPV infection can lead to cervical cancer
• How can allergies be triggered by diseases?

  By the immune system reacting to pathogens
• How can physical illness lead to mental illness?

  By causing isolation and depression
• What is arthritis?

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

  It can lead to feelings of isolation and depression