WHAT IS HEALTH?

• Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being.

What is an Illness?

• Illness is any situation in which your health is impaired.

When are you healthy and when are you ill???

• When your body isn’t functioning properly, you can solve it by being positive , then you are healthy.

• Occasionally, you can stop functioning properly, this keeps us from doing our daily activities. Then, you fall ILL.

Examples of illnesses and their causes….

• When you know the cause of your illness it helps us to prevent them and protect us from them, be healthy and get better faster.

• There are two types of illnesses:Infectious and Non-Infectious

Infectious illnesses • Infectious illnesses are caused by microscopic

organisms like fungi, bacteria or viruses . • Some illnesses like flu, chickenpox and measles

are contagious and can be spread by coughing, sneezing, sharing combined spaces etc…

Non- infectious illnesses• Non-

infectious illnesses can be caused by different factors:

• Poisoning- toxic substances or drugs are breathed in or ingested.• Accidents cause fractures, sprains or broken bones.• Poor eating habits can make you be overweight. Obesity can cause a heart

disease and blood pressure problems.• Abnormal cell growth can make you have cancer.• Fatigue and anxiety can cause sleeping disorders.

(This is a non infectious illness)

What are infectious and non-infectious illnesses caused by??

• Infectious illnesses are caused by microorganisms which may affect the body.

• Non-infectious illnesses are caused by different factors: accidents, lack of vitamins…

• Vocabulary• Health is a state of complete physical,

mental and social well-being• Illness is any situation in which your

health is impaired• Contagious illness means you can catch

it easily • Infectious illness: caused by microscopic

organisms • Non-infectious: caused by different

factors

Are there any other words you don’t know that we have mentioned?

• What is health? A state of complete physical,mental and social well-being• What is Illness?• Any situation in which your health is impaired• What types of illnesses can you have?• Infectious and non-infectious illnesses• What is infectious and non-infectious illnesses caused by?• Infectious illnesses are caused by microscopic organisms• Non-infectious illnesses are caused by many different factors• Do you have any questions??

THE ENDBY:

ROCIO LUCIA

CANDELAHANNAH

THE ENDBY:

ROCIO LUCIA

CANDELAHANNAH