A disease, caused by a pathogen, that can be spread from person to person through direct or indirect contact.

A disease that cannot be spread from person to person.

A persistent deviation from a person’s normal appearance, body function or behaviour.

Diseases

Biology

Cardiovascular disease

Risk factors for non-communicable diseases

Cancer

Bacterial and viral diseases in humans: TB, cholera, Helicobacter and Ebola

Fungal and protist diseases in humans

Sexually transmitted infections

Plant diseases: Chalara ash dieback

Pupils will learn about human and plant defences against pathogens, the role of white blood cells in the human immune system, and the use of vaccination to protect against communicable diseases.

Pupils learned about some common non-infectious diseases, factors that increase the risk of developing lifestyle diseases and steps we can take to help prevent them, including the impacts of smoking on the human body, and asthma and its risk factors.

This unit explores health and disease, including communicable and non-communicable types and their interactions. It examines lifestyle impacts, disease spread, evaluates cardiovascular treatments, and highlights the importance of risk evaluation, peer review, and effective communication of results.

Health and disease

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Match the disease to the pathogen that causes it.

Sam: A disease is when you have caught a pathogen from someone else.

Izzy: A disease is when a person’s normal health is persistently impacted.

Andeep: A disease is when you hurt yourself.

being in contact with someone who has the condition

Which of the following are risk factors for asthma?

True or false? Disease is a cause of ill health.

True or false? Diseases are always caused by pathogens.

Which of the following are lifestyle factors that can cause disease?

Starter Quiz