Health, Disease, and STIs

How is health defined?

How is health defined?

‘a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being’

Who defines health as ‘a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being’?

WHO

What does WHO stand for?

World Health Organisation

What is a disease?

Condition where part of an organism doesn’t function properly

What is a communicable disease?

Diseases spread between individuals

What is a non-communicable disease?

Disease that cannot be transferred between individuals

What is an example of a non-communicable disease?

Cancer

What type of disease do pathogens cause?

Communicable

What type of disease is cholera?

Communicable

What is the main symptom of cholera?

Diarrhoea

How is cholera spread?

Contaminated water

How do you prevent cholera?

Make sure people have access to clean water

What type of disease is tuberculosis?

Communicable

What are the main symptoms/effects of TB?

Coughing and lung damage

How is TB spread?

Through air when infected people cough

How can TB be prevented?

Infected people should quarantine, practice good hygiene, and should be in well ventilated spaces

What type of disease is malaria?

Communicable

What is the main symptoms of malaria?

Damage to red blood cells and liver

How is malaria spread?

Mosquitos

How can malaria be prevented?

Mosquito repellent

What kind of disease is chalara ash dieback?

Communicable

What are the main effects of chalara ash dieback?

Leaf loss, bark lesions

How is chalara ash dieback spread?

Through air

How do you prevent chalara ash dieback?

Removing young, infected, ash trees and replacing them with different species

What is the pathogen that causes cholera?

Vibrio cholerae

What is the pathogen that causes TB?

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

What is the pathogen that causes malaria?

Protist

What is the pathogen that causes chalara ash dieback?

Fungus

What does STI stand for?

Sexually Transmitted Infection

What kind of illness is HIV?

Virus

Are viruses cells?

No

How do viruses reproduce?

They infect host cells (living cells)

What does HIV stand for?

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

What does HIV lead to?

AIDS

What does AIDS stand for?

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

What does AIDS do?

Kills white blood cells and then you catch a disease which you can’t fight off due this

How is HIV spread?

• Blood

• Semen

• Vaginal fluids

How do you prevent HIV?

• Condom during sex

• Not sharing drug needles

• Medication

What is chlamydia?

Bacterial infection

How does chlamydia reproduce?

Inside host cells

What does chlamydia cause?

Infertility

How do you prevent chlamydia?

Condom