Health and Disease
Health is a state of physical and mental well-being. Diseases are a major cause of ill-health and can be classified as communicable or non-communicable.
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What is Health and Disease?
"Health is the state of physical and mental well-being, which can be affected by communicable and non-communicable diseases."
What is a communicable disease?
Select what is a communicable disease?
Which statement about non-communicable diseases is correct?
Types of Disease
Communicable: Caused by pathogens (viruses, bacteria etc). Non-communicable: Chronic diseases like cancer or diabetes.
Different types of diseases can interact, for example a virus can increase the risk of certain cancers.
Risk factors for disease include lifestyle (smoking, diet) and environment (ionising radiation).
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