Health and disease
Why this, why now
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.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
Unit 3 / 13
Health and disease
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.
15 lessons- Plant diseases: Chalara ash dieback
- Risk factors for non-communicable diseases
- Fungal and protist diseases in humans
- Cardiovascular disease
- Plant diseases: TMV, crown gall disease and Chalara ash dieback
- Plant diseases: TMV, crown gall disease and barley powdery mildew
- Bacterial and viral diseases in humans: Salmonella and measles
- Bacterial and viral diseases in humans: Salmonella and influenza
- Plant diseases: TMV and rose black spot
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Cancer
- Climate change and human health
- Bacterial and viral diseases in humans: TB, cholera, Helicobacter and Ebola
- Diseases
- Effects of exercise on pulse rate