THEY ARE OFTEN RESPONSIBLE FOR CAUSING ILL HEALTH.
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WHAT IS A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE?
SOMETHING THAT CAN BE SPREAD FROM PERSON TO PERSON OR BETWEEN ANIMALS AND PEOPLE. THEY CAN BE CAUSED BY BACTERIA, VIRUSES, PARASITES AND FUNGI.THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN AS INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
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GIVE 2 EXAMPLES OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
MALARIA AND MEASLES.
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DEFINE A NON-COMMUICABLE DISEASE.
THEY CANNOT SPREAD BETWEEN PEOPLE OR BETWEEN ANIMALS AND PEOPLE. THEY TYPICALLY LAST FOR A LONG TIME AND PROGRESSIVELY GET WORSE AS TIME GOES ON.
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GIVE 3 EXAMPLES OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
ASTHMA, CANCER AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE.
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A DISEASE INTERACTS WITH OTHER DISEASES?
THEY CAN CAUSE OTHER PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ISSUES.
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WHAT CAN DRINKING TOO MUCH ALCOHOL CAUSE?
LIVER DISEASE AND BRAIN FUNCTION, IT CAN DAMAGE THE NERVE CELLS CAUSING THE BRAIN TO LOSE VOLUME.
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WHAT CAN SMOKING WHILE PREGNANT CAUSE?
IT COULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF OXYGEN THAT THE BABY RECEIVES IN THE WOMB AND CAN CAUSE LOTS OF HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR THE UNBORN BABY.
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WHAT CAN DRINKING ALCOHOL WHILE PREGNANT CAUSE?
IT CAN DAMAGE THE BABYS CELLS, AFFECTING ITS DEVELOPMENT AND CAUSING A WIDER RANGE OF HEALTH ISSUE.
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WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT CAN CAUSE CANCER.
IT CAN BE CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO CERTAIN SUBSTANCES OR RADIATION. FOR EXAMPLE, CARCINOGENS. IT DAMAGES THE DNA WHICH MAKES IT DIVIDE UNCONTROLLABLY.
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Front
DEFINE WHAT A DISEASE IS
Back
THEY ARE OFTEN RESPONSIBLE FOR CAUSING ILL HEALTH.
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