FINALS COVERAGE

A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease

A deletrious change in the body’s condition in response to an environmental factor that could be nutritional, chemical, biological or psychological

4 Factors that cause morbidity and mortality of a person

Refers to physical, chemical, or emotional factors that place a strain on an organism for which there is inadequate adaptation

Is 43% of all disease deaths annually

Pneumonia, tuberculosis, influenza, whopping cough, cause more deaths worldwide

Diarrhea, dysentery, and cholera, are caused by bacteria or protozoans. Caused by poor nutrition, poor sanitation, immune system

Bacteria that causes diseases. They can enter food supply (food borne illnesses) that cause nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea

Transmitted by mosquitoes

Transmitted by the bite of black flies

An eye disease caused by bacterium found where sanitation is poor

Hookworm & Roundworms

Can live for a year while growing up to 3 ft. in length

Disease never known before or one that has been absent for at least 20 years. Ex. Ebola

Spread by contact with certain bodily fluids of a person with HIV, commonly during unprotected sex or through sharing injection drug equipment

Means dangerous, flammable, explosive, irritants, acids, & caustics

Are poisonous, react with a specific cellular component to kill cells.

Are corrosives, caustics. Ex. sulfuric acids, ammonia, nitric acid, sodium hydroxide, fumes of metals

A special class of irritants that damage the lungs, causing scar tissue formation that lowers respiratory capacity

Chemicals & radiation that damage or alter genetic material in cells, can lead to birth defects

Type of radiation that has the largest mass of all forms of radiation. They are positively charged. They can travel only a few centimeters in air. Cannot penetrate skin, but when inhaled, can damage the cells and their chromosomes

Pure nitrogen, methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen cyanide.

Attack nerves. Examples are ether, chloroform, heavy metals

Negatively charged particles emitted from nuclei. They are lighter than alpha particles and capable of penetrating a 1 millimeter lead plate. They can cause skin cancer and eye cataract