Health and Disease

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❀Rebecca❀

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Diseases are a Major Cause of III Health
Health 
The state of physical and mental wellbeing
Diseases are often responsible for causing ill health
Communicable diseases 
Diseases that can spread from person to person or between animals and people, caused by things like bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi
Communicable diseases 
Measles
Malaria
Non-communicable diseases 
Diseases that cannot spread between people or between animals and people, generally last for a long time and get worse slowly
Non-communicable diseases 
Asthma
Cancer
Coronary heart disease
People with problems with their immune system 
Have an increased chance of suffering from communicable diseases such as influenza (Flu)
Certain types of cancer 
Can be triggered by infection by certain viruses
Immune system reactions caused by infection by a pathogen 
Can sometimes trigger allergic reactions such as skin rashes or worsen the symptoms of asthma for asthma sufferers
Mental health issues such as depression 
Can be triggered when someone is suffering from severe physical health problems
Pathogen 
A microorganism that can cause a disease when it infects its host
There are plenty of factors other than diseases that can also affect your health
Factors that can affect health 
Diet
Stress
Life situation (access to medical care, healthy food, preventative measures)
The human cost of non-communicable diseases is obvious. Tens of millions of people around the world die from non-communicable diseases per year
People with non-communicable diseases may have a lower quality of life or a shorter lifespan
The cost to the NHS of researching and treating non-communicable diseases is huge
Families may have to move or adapt their home to help a family member with a disease, which can be costly
If the family member with the disease has to give up work, the family's income will be reduced
A reduction in the number of people able to work can also affect a country's economy