What is a disease? How many types of diseases have you studied? Give examples.
(N/A) disease is a condition in which the normal functioning of the body or a part of it is impaired or disturbed, leading to adverse effects on health.
Types of diseases:
$1$. Acute Diseases: These are diseases that last for a very short period. Examples: $\text{Common cold}$, $\text{influenza}$, $\text{fever}$.
$2$. Chronic Diseases: These are diseases that persist for a long time, sometimes even for a lifetime, and have long-term adverse effects on health. Examples: $\text{AIDS}$, $\text{tuberculosis}$, $\text{diabetes}$.
$3$. Infectious (Communicable) Diseases: These diseases are caused by pathogens and can spread from an infected person to a healthy person. Examples: $\text{Malaria}$, $\text{typhoid}$, $\text{cholera}$.
$4$. Non-infectious (Non-communicable) Diseases: These diseases do not spread from an infected person to a healthy person. They are often caused by lifestyle factors, genetic disorders, or metabolic issues. Examples: $\text{Cancer}$, $\text{hypertension}$, $\text{arthritis}$.
Non-infectious diseases can be further categorized into:
$(a)$ Lifestyle Diseases: $\text{Diabetes}$, $\text{hypertension}$.
$(b)$ Genetic Diseases: $\text{Haemophilia}$, $\text{sickle-cell anemia}$.
Types of diseases:
$1$. Acute Diseases: These are diseases that last for a very short period. Examples: $\text{Common cold}$, $\text{influenza}$, $\text{fever}$.
$2$. Chronic Diseases: These are diseases that persist for a long time, sometimes even for a lifetime, and have long-term adverse effects on health. Examples: $\text{AIDS}$, $\text{tuberculosis}$, $\text{diabetes}$.
$3$. Infectious (Communicable) Diseases: These diseases are caused by pathogens and can spread from an infected person to a healthy person. Examples: $\text{Malaria}$, $\text{typhoid}$, $\text{cholera}$.
$4$. Non-infectious (Non-communicable) Diseases: These diseases do not spread from an infected person to a healthy person. They are often caused by lifestyle factors, genetic disorders, or metabolic issues. Examples: $\text{Cancer}$, $\text{hypertension}$, $\text{arthritis}$.
Non-infectious diseases can be further categorized into:
$(a)$ Lifestyle Diseases: $\text{Diabetes}$, $\text{hypertension}$.
$(b)$ Genetic Diseases: $\text{Haemophilia}$, $\text{sickle-cell anemia}$.
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- Acute disease and Chronic disease
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- Antibiotics and Vaccines
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- Acute disease and Chronic disease
- Infectious disease and Non-infectious disease
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$(a)$ Immediate causes of the diseases
$(b)$ Definition of infectious diseases
$(c)$ Pathogen causing dengue fever
$(d)$ Vector responsible for dengue microbe.
Can you help them to explain the above points? Give details.
$(a)$ Immediate causes of the diseases
$(b)$ Definition of infectious diseases
$(c)$ Pathogen causing dengue fever
$(d)$ Vector responsible for dengue microbe.
Can you help them to explain the above points? Give details.
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$(a)$ Think of one change you could make in your habits in order to avoid any of/most of the above illnesses.
$(b)$ Think of one change you would wish for in your surroundings in order to avoid any of/most of the above illnesses.
$(a)$ Think of one change you could make in your habits in order to avoid any of/most of the above illnesses.
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$(a)$ . . . . . . disease continues for many days and causes . . . . . . on the body.
$(b)$ . . . . . . disease continues for a few days and causes no long-term effect on the body.
$(c)$ . . . . . . is defined as physical,mental,and social well-being and comfort.
$(d)$ Common cold is a/an . . . . . . disease.
$(e)$ Many skin diseases are caused by . . . . . . .
$(a)$ . . . . . . disease continues for many days and causes . . . . . . on the body.
$(b)$ . . . . . . disease continues for a few days and causes no long-term effect on the body.
$(c)$ . . . . . . is defined as physical,mental,and social well-being and comfort.
$(d)$ Common cold is a/an . . . . . . disease.
$(e)$ Many skin diseases are caused by . . . . . . .
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