Non-communicable diseases
- Created by: Amyldance
- Created on: 27-12-17 12:22
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- Non communicable diseases
- Factors affecting health
- Communicable diseases
- Non communicable diseases
- Diet
- Stress
- Life situations
- Terms
- Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not just the absence of disease or infirmity
- Balanced diet is composed of the 7 food groups in the correct proportion
- Malnutrition is when the body does not get a balanced diet needed to remain healthy
- Obesity is a medical condition where the patient accumulates excess body fat and has a body mass index BMI of 30 or higher
- Tumor is a mass of abnormally growing cells
- Carcinogen is a substance or agent that can cause cells to become cancerous by altering their genetic structure
- Effects
- Hard to build a relationship with new people
- Individuals have to pay for treatment causes poverty
- High costs for lengthy and expensive treatment
- Has a negative effect on family
- Doctors need special equipment which affects local communities
- Cancer
- Tumor cells do not respond to the normal mechanisms that control the cell cycle
- There are many causes because cancer is a broad term for many diseases
- Inherited genetics
- Carcinogenic chemicals
- Ionising radiation
- Viruses
- The more you are exposed to ionising radiations the more likely mutations can occur and cancer develops
- Ultraviolet rays increases risk of skin cancer
- Radioactive material includes radon gas
- X rays are used in medical diagnosis
- Radioactive waste spreads in accidents - Chernobyl 1986
- Smoking
- People may become addicted because the body craves the nicotine
- Symptoms
- Tremors
- Anxiety
- Sweating
- Effects
- Breathing difficulties
- Yellow skin and teeth
- Financial problems
- Cancer
- Ages skin
- Health problems
- Tar accumulates in lungs turning them from pink to grey
- CO prevents haemoglobin from carrying as much oxygen
- Heart rate increases - links to coronary heart disease
- Irritates lining of the lungs causing bronchitis
- Alcohol and health
- Effects
- Aggression
- Damages the liver
- Family problems
- Provides jobs
- Antisocial behaviour
- Dehydration
- Alcohol poisoning
- It is not legal to sell alcohol to under 18 year olds because they are still devloping - it could cause stunted growth
- Effects
- Factors affecting health
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