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Diseases (general (health - state of physical and mental wellbeing,…
Diseases
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people who have problems with their immune system have an increased chance of suffering from communicable diseases as their body is less able to fight off the pathogen
immune system reactions in the body caused by infection by a pathogen can sometimes trigger allergic reactions such as skin rashes or worsen symptoms of asthma
communicable diseases
- can spread from person to person or between animal and people
- caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi
- examples are measles and malaria
non-communicable diseases
- cannot be spread between people or between animals and people
- generally last a long time and slowly get worse
- examples are cancer and asthma
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mental heath issues such as depression can be triggered when someone is suffering from severe physical health problems
risk factors
smoking - has been directly linked to lung disease, lung cancer and cardiovascular disease
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cancer
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the uncontrolled growth and division is a result of changes that occur to the cells and results in the formation of a tumour
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