Health and disease

• what can health be described as

  physical and mental wellbeing
• what does the immune system do

  detect and destroy pathogens
• what is a disease

  refers to a group of conditions that can cause ill health
• what kind of disease is cancer

  a non-communicable diseasee
• what are some positive effects on health

  good diet

  exercise

  sleep

  access to medical care
• what are negative effects on health

  stress

  unhealthy diet

  smoking
• what is another name for communicable diseases

  infectious diseases
• what are some mental illnesses

  depression

  anxiety

  schizophrenia
• what are communicable diseases

  diseases that can be spread from one person to another
• can physical illness also cause mental illnesses

  yes