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2. -Personal Characteristics
Our personal characteristics can prevent or encourage the development of illness.
-Enviroment
Water, food, pollution, violence are negatively affect our health.
-Lifestyle
Healthy habits improve our health. We can help our organism giving all it needs to function
properly.
-Healthcare
It’s easier to be healthy that your country has a good healthcare system, with hospitals.

3. -Infectious illness
The principally caused by micro-organisms. Are
infectious agents are viruses, bacteria, fungi
and protozoa.
-Viruses: They cause flu, nubella, AIDS and
hepatitis.
-Bacteria: They cause meningitis and tetanus.
-Fungi: They cause athletes food and
dermatitis.
-Protozoa: They can cause malaria and
toxoplasmosis.
-Non-infenctious illness
They are caused in an organ such as diabetes.
Can affect to a person. An example is anorexia.
Social diseases such as dugs addiction.

4. sleep
Eat five
times a
day
Use sun
cream
Protect
your
ears
Breathe
in clean,
fresh air

5. -A balanced diet
Include lots of water and lots of vegetables,
fruit.
-Hygiene and cleanliness
Washing your hands before you eat for
prevent the infectious.
-Physical activity
Doing sport is fundamental for have
strengthening the bones.
-Social relationships
Having and keeping friends and accepting
yourself.

6. -Check-ups and vaccinations
When you have a vaccination your body defends itself against that illness.
-Prevent accidents
Warm your muscles up before you do any sport.
-Avoid risk
Do not ingest toxic substances, such as alcohol, tobacco or drugs.

7. -Drugs
Such as cocaine is a chemical substance
attack your brain. Can damage their
relationship and lose their concentration.
-Alcohol
Is the most abused drug. Drinking alcohol
can cause a traffic accident.
As it moves around your body, can
damage your stomach, brain and your
liver.
-Tobacco
Contains nicotine. When you smoke,
nicotine enters to the blood and increases
your hearth rate. Reducing your oxygen.
Can cause lung cancer and hearth disease.
-New Technologies
Spend too time to technologies can make
you obsessed, and stopping you from
doing physical activity.

8. -Minor Injuries
1º Wash your hands.
2º Wash with water.
3º Clean the wound, removing any
dirt.
4º Cover the wound with a
bandage.
-Burns
1º Put under a cold tap for 10 mins.
2º Cover the burn.
3º Apply with a cream if it's a
sunburn.
-Bumps, twists and sprains
1º Apply with cold water.
2º Raise the affected limb.
3º Not move the affected limb.

9. -Insect Stings
1º Remove the sting. If you
can.
2º Clean with water and
soup.
3º Apply cold.
-Suntroke
1º Place the person in a cool
place.
2º Loosen any thight clothes.
3º Use a cold water.
4º Give them a drink
-Fainting
1º Put the person in a clean
fresh place.
2º Loosen any tight clothe.
3º Lie the person down.

10. -Food Hygiene
Various preservation techniques are used:
-Salting
-Conserving in pickling
-Deep-freezing
-Vacuum packaging
-Use of additives
Food labels, have an expiry date and best-before date:
-Expiry date: If we consume the product after this date can damage our health.
-Best-before date: The food is kept after this date, then it will lose some of its quality.
Water Purification
The water reaches our homes has a long process you can drink it safely. This process is called
purification.