MAPEH Global Health Issues Terms

Tuberculosis

It is a bacterial infection that can spread through the lymph nodes and bloodstream to any organ in your body

HIV/AIDS

It is transmitted primarily via unprotected sexual intercourse (including anal and oral sex)

Drug Use and Abuse

It is a patterned use of a drug in which the user consumes the drug substance in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others

Alcohol and Tobacco Abuse

This causes non-communicable and communicable diseases

Malaria and Vector-Borne Diseases

This causes symptoms that typically include fever, fatigue, vomiting and headaches

Non-Communicable Diseases

It is a medical condition or disease that can be defined as non-infectious and non-transmissible among people

Communicable Diseases

Also known as infectious diseases or transmissible diseases, are illnesses that result from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic

Mental Health and Mental Disorders

It is a level of psychological well-being and the absence of a mental disorder

Immunization and Vaccines

It is the safe and effective use of a small amount of a weakened or killed virus or bacteria or bits of lab-made protein that imitate the virus in order to prevent infection by that same virus or bacteria

Serious Games

This is created for education and solving real-world problems-are gaining speed