Health and disease

• Communicable- can spread person to person caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi
• Non communicable- cannot spread. Last for long time and get worse slowly
• Diseases can interact and cause other physical and mental health issues

  • eg problems with immune system have increase can ace of getting communicable disease like flu because body less likely to defend its self
• Other factors can affect health

  • poor diet can affect physical and mental health
  • stress
  • life situation - eg access to medicines or being able to buy healthy foods