Diseases

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Diseases

• Notes information

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2 types of diseases
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2 types of diseases

• Infectious

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2 types of diseases

• Infectious
• Non infectious

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Infectious disease

• Diseases that can be spread
• Caused by a pathogen
• Microorganism that causes disease

Flu, cold, chicken pox, hepatitis, STDs
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Non Infectious disease

• Diseases that cannot be spread

Diabetes, allergies, heart disease, cancer
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Chronic

• Diseases that last a long time

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Fighting disease

• Body keeps out pathogens
• (1st line of defense)
• Skin
• Mucous membranes
• Sweat, saliva, tears
• Stomach acid

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Fighting disease

• Immune system
• White blood cells attack pathogens
• Antibodies prevent from getting diseases again
• Produce antibodies after illness
• Vaccines given to produce antibodies

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What you can do

• Wash Hands
• Reduce stress
• Exercise
• Eat healthy
• Get plenty of rest
• Stay away from sick people/stay home if sick
• Dont share food/drink
• Get checkups

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AIDS Pre-test answers

• 1. Acquired Immune
• Deficiency Syndrome

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AIDS Pre-test answers

• 2. HIV
• Human Immunodeficiency
• Virus

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AIDS Pre-test answers

• 3. Immune System
• (White Blood Cells)

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AIDS Pre-test answers

• 4. Weakens immune system

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AIDS Pre-test answers

• 5.
• _? Use their needle for drugs
• _? Have unprotected sex

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AIDS Notes
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AIDS

• A deadly disease
• Is a sexually transmitted disease

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• Caused by HIV virus
• Can carry HIV virus for 1-15 years

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HIV

• Weakens immune system
• Destroys white blood cells
• Cant fight off other diseases

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Spread by

• Blood contact
• Sharing needles (blood)(tattoos)
• Sexual contact
• Mother to baby (breast feed)
• Blood transfusions (in the past)

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Prevention

• Knowledge
• Wear gloves
• Abstinence
• Refusing to take part in an activity that puts
  your health at risk

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Prevention

• If you come into contact with a STD go to the
  doctor

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• There is no cure
• Medicine can slow it down
• AIDS patients die of opportunistic diseases
• (pneumonia, cancer, skin infections)