Health

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Health
A state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absense of disease or infirmity
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Social health
The way we react with people within our environment
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Mental health
How we think, feel and cope with daily life
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Physical health
The body’s ability to function
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Communicable diseases
Can be passed on, tend to be acute, not caused by lifestyle related issues, caused by pathogens, more prevalent in LEDCs
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Non communicable diseases
Occur in one person and cannot be passed on, tend to be chronic, caused by life style related issues, more commonly found in MEDCs
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Pathogen
A disease causing organism - viruses, bacteria, fungi and protists
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Cell membrane
Controls what is passed in an out of the cell
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Cell wall
Strengthens and gives the cell support
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Ribosomes
Where proteins are made for the cell
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Flagellum
Allow a cell to move
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DNA plasmid
Carries some of the cells genes
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Chromosome
Gentetic material acting as instructions to build proteins
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Sexually transmitted infections
Disease causing infection that can be passed from person to person during sex
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The way we react with people within our environment

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Social health

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How we think, feel and cope with daily life

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Card 4

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The body’s ability to function

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Card 5

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Can be passed on, tend to be acute, not caused by lifestyle related issues, caused by pathogens, more prevalent in LEDCs

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