GCSE Biology Revision "Communicable and Non-Communicable Disease"

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What are communicable diseases?
Diseases that can be spread from person to person, such as measles.
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What are non-communicable diseases?
Diseases that cannot be passed from person to person, such as coronary heart disease.
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What defines health?
Health is the state of physical and mental well-being.
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What is the relationship between diseases and health?
Ill health can be caused by both communicable and non-communicable diseases, as well as factors like poor diet and high stress.
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How can different diseases interact?
Different diseases can affect each other, increasing risk or causing one another.
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Provide an example of a communicable disease and its risk factor.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease whose risk can be increased by a defective immune system, such as in HIV patients.
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What is HPV and its relation to cervical cancer?
HPV is a common virus that can cause cervical cancer in some individuals.
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What is an example of a disease triggered by the immune system?
Allergies such as asthma can be triggered by an immune response to pathogens.
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How can physical illness lead to mental illness?
Conditions like arthritis can lead to mental health issues such as depression due to pain and isolation.