Health involves complete physical, social, and mental well-being, while illness is the opposite of health and can change the functions of the body. The document discusses infectious and non-infectious diseases, pathogens that cause common diseases like bronchitis and salmonellosis, microorganisms like viruses and bacteria, and ways to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as practicing good hygiene, avoiding contact with infected individuals, using vaccines, and treating bacterial infections with antibiotics.

1. SCIENCEourhealth BYDANIELLINDHOLM

2. Healthis a state of complete Physical Social and mental wellbeing. Illnessistheoppositeof health. Illness and diseaseschange thefunctions of ourbodies. 1. Health and healthyhabits

3. Healthyhabits : - A balanceddiet. - Keeping a mealroutine. - Enoughrest. - Breathingclean air. - Physicalexercise

4. Types of diseases Infectiousdiseases. Thesetypes of diseases can be: - Contagious. Anillperson can transmitit to a healthyone. - Non-contagious. Anillpersoncannot transmitittoanotherperson. Tetanus, salmonellosis, etc. Non-infectiousdiseases. Thesehave causes, like: injuries, animbalanceddiet, taking in toxicsubstances, etc.

5. Pathogens are harmful and cause diseases. Some of mostcommondiseasescausedbypathogens are: - Bronchitis: itaffectsthe respiratory system. 2. Microorganismsthat cause diseases

6. Salmonellosis: itaffectsthe digestive system.

7. Bacterial meningitis: itaffectsthenervoussystem. Itssymptoms are a highfever, stiffneck and severeheadaches.

10. 3. PREVENTINGAND TREATINGINFECTIOUSDISEASES

11. Disinfectwounds

12. Washyourhandsbeforeeating

13. Avoidsharingdrinkingand eatingutensils

14. Avoid walking barefoor in swimming pools and changing rooms

15. Vaccineshelpourbodiesreactagainstinfections Vaccines

16. Treatment of infections Infectionscausedby bacteria are treatedwithantibioticsthatdestroythem. E. Coli

17. 2. Infectionscaused byfungiare treatedwithantifungal medicines thatremovethem.

18. 3. Infectionscausedbyvirusescannotbetreated withantibiotics. We can onlytreatthemwithmedicationsthathelp reduce symptoms.

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