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HEART DISEASE
HEART DISEASE
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why does schotland have such high levels of heart diseases ?
bad dieting, smoking, alcohol, drugs, lack of excersies, stress
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bad dieting
fatty foods increase cholestrol which is a type of fat this narrows the arterise increasing heat disease
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smoking
the nicotine in cigarettes can lead to blookd clots
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alcohol
drinking more than three glasses a day has a toxic effect on the heart
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drugs
cocaine can cause abnormal heartbeat which can be fatal
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lack of excersies
being overweight puts you at higher risk of hight blood pressure
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stressful
work can stress you out being pressured as well as blood preasure can increase if you become stressed
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EFFECTS OF HEART DISEASE
EFFECTS OF HEART DISEASE
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name some effects of heart disease
people die at a young age, prices go up on cigerettes, people might have to stop working before retierment age, buissnes make less money because no one will buy cigs
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MALARIA
MALARIA
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what are the enviromental factors of malaria?
female mosquitoes, areas of stagnat water, tempearture/humidity, forest areas
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females mosquitoes
females mosquitoes are called anopheles
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areas of stignate water
provieds the mosquiote to lay eggs in the water
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tempearture
a warm humid provides the eggs to hatch
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forest areas
vegitation nearby provies shade for the mosquitoe to hide during the day and digest blood during the night
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HUMAN FACTORS
HUMAN FACTORS
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what are the human factors?
poor water supply and sanitation, blood meal, people out at work
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water supply and sanitation
mosquitoes caa lay eggs
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blood meal
people nearby to provide blood
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people go to work
people working on farms are more likely to get malaria
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how do you stop malaria?
attack the mosqutoes with DDT, get a bed net, coat the larve with oil so the eggas cant breath, anti malaria drug treatment
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WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND THE DISADVANTAGES OF THEM
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND THE DISADVANTAGES OF THEM
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attacking them with DDT
ad- cheap and affective dis-often expensive for the poor
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bed net
ad-avaliable for number of people dis- nets need to be retreated to be effective
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drowing the larve
ad-it works dis- waste of food
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AIDS/HIV
AIDS/HIV
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what are the main causes of AIDS?
what are the main causes of AIDS?
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having unprotecded sex
to have protected sex
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through use of contaminated needles by tatooing
go to a parlour you trust
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using other peoples toothbrush and razors
dont use other peoples toothbrush or razors
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