UNIT 1 : HEALTH

Ana Gazapo MoraDeborah Diego Carbajosa

Clara Xiaolu Hernandez Perez

HEALTH AND ILLNESS

Health is a state of physical and mental well-beingIllness is the opposite of health.Symptoms tell us that our bodies are ill.

HEALTHY HABITS

Sleep 8 or 9 hours every night

Eat a balanced diet

Wash our hands before meals

EAT FIVE MEALS A DAY

Breathe fresh air

What cause an illness?

Types of illness

• There are two types: -Infectious illness

-Non-Infectious illnesses• Infectious illness are caused by harmful

bacteria or virus. They can be: -Contagious

- Non contagious

Bacteria

• Bacteria are unicellular micro-organisms.• There are two types: -Beneficial bacteria

-Harmful bacteria or pathogenic bacteria.

OTHER MICRO-ORGANISM

They can be unicellular o multicelullar. AMOEBAE PLASMODIA

CANDIDA (YEAST) FUNGI

VIRUSES

• A virus is not a micro-organism. It can causes infectious illnesses.

• It´s not a living thing but it needs cells to carry out its life processes.

Preventing and treating infectious illnesses

• Pathogenic micro-organisims can enter our bodies in different ways:

- Through the respiratory system -Through the digestive system -Through wounds and cuts

HOW CAN WE PREVENT INFECTIOUS ?

• Disinfect wounds• Wash your hands before eating.• Wash uncooked food.• Cover your mouth when you cough or

sneeze.• Do not share eating utensils.

VACCINES

• Vaccines introduce into our bodies the micro-organisms or virus that is making us ill.

• The body reacts to the virus and produce subtances to destroy it.

How do we treat infectious?

• Infectious caused by bacteria are treated with antibiotics

• Infectious caused by fungi are treated with anti-fugal medicines.

• Infectious caused by viruses are only treated with medicines that help to reduce symptoms.

THERMOMETER

STERILE GAUZE

BANDAGES

CLOTH ADESIVE TAPE

DISPONSABLE GLOVES

ANTISEPTIC

COTTON WOOL

CREAMS FOR INSECT BITES AND BURNS

TWEEZERS

ROUND TIP SCISSORS

ALCOHOL

PLASTERS

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE