BIOLOGY- I&R- LIFE + RISK

A risk factor is a thing a person can do to increase the risk of getting a disease. this only increases the chance though it does not guarantee anything.

Diseases can be communicable and non-communicable:

• communicable —> diseases that can be spread

• non-communicable —> diseases that cant be spread

So one factor Is if you are in close contact with someone with a communicable disease.

Here are some more factors, if it is a disease that can’t be spread like cancer, or diabetes:

1. LIFESTYLE

   • diet

   • age

   • mental health

2. ENVIRONMENT

   • global warming

   • pollution

   • asthma

3. SUBSTANCE IN THE BODY

   • radiation

   • drugs

   • alcohol