Biological Factors
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- Created on: 09-02-23 09:31
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- Biological Factors
- Biological factors are microorganisms and cell cultures that can cause damage to health in humans
- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Fungi
- Microscopic parasites
- Examples of biological factors
- Nutrition
- Diet
- Maternal infections (during pregnancy)
- Congenital defects
- Nutrition
- Pregnancy
- The environment in the mother's womb can have a dramatic influence on a child's development
- Drinking and smoking during pregnancy can impact on foetal development
- Smoking
- Babies born to mother's wo smoke tend to weight less at birth, are more prone to infections, and more likely to die of cot death
- Any of these activities happening during pregnancy can affect a child's long term development including their attention span and learning difficulties
- Drinking
- If a mother is drinking during pregnancy a baby could be born with foetal alcohol syndrome
- Foetal alcohol syndrome
- Developmental and physical defects which have life-long effects
- Tend to have smaller heads due to poor brain development
- Heart defects
- Learning difficulties
- Neurological problems
- The environment in the mother's womb can have a dramatic influence on a child's development
- Biological factors are microorganisms and cell cultures that can cause damage to health in humans
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