Biology-communicable and non-communicable

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What is a communicable disease
Can be spread from person to person (eg. Measles)
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How can communicable diseases be spread
Pathogens (eg. Bacteria and virus)
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What is a non-communicable disease
Cannot be spread from person to person (eg. cornary heart disease)
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What is the definition of health
The state of physical and mental well-being
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What can Ill Heath be caused by
Poor diet, high levels of stress, chemicals and pathogens
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Is tuberculosis communicable, who is most at risk
Yes it is a communicable lung disease, people with HIV because of their weak immune system
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What can cause cervical cancer
HPV
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How many women are diagnosed with cervical cancer
Around 3000 per year
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How is an allergy formed
The body is infected with a pathogen which the immune system fights off but the person is then left with an allergy
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