Chapter 13 WHY DO WE FALL ILL
ACUTE AND CHRONIC DISEASES
The manifestations of disease will be different depending on a number of factors. Some diseases last for only very short periods of time,and these are called acute diseases. We all know from experience that the common cold lasts only a few days. Other ailments can last for a long time, even as much as a …
WHAT DOES DISEASE LOOK LIKE ?
Let us now think a little more about diseases. There are many tissues in the body. These tissues make up physiological systems or organ systems that carry out body functions. Each of the organ systems has specific organs as its parts, and it has particular functions. So, the digestive system has the stomach and intestines, …
DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN ‘HEALTHY’ AND ‘DISEASE-FREE
If this is what we mean by ‘health’, what do we mean by ‘disease’? The word is actually self explanatory – we can think of it as ‘disease’ – disturbed ease. Disease, in other words, literally means being uncomfortable. However, the word is used in a more limited meaning.We talk of disease when we can …
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PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY ISSUES
BOTH MATTER FOR HEALTH
If health means a state of physical, mental and social well-being, it cannot be something that each one of us can achieve entirely on our own.The health of all organisms will depend on their surroundings or their environment. The environment includes the physical environment. So, for example, health is at risk in a cyclone in …
PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY ISSUES
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PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY ISSUES
BOTH MATTER FOR HEALTH
If health means a state of physical, mental and social well-being, it cannot be something that each one of us can achieve entirely on our own.The health of all organisms will depend on their surroundings or their environment. The environment includes the physical environment. So, for example, health is at risk in a cyclone in …
PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY ISSUES
BOTH MATTER FOR HEALTH Read More »
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ‘HEALTH’
We have heard the word ‘health’ used quite frequently. We use it ourselves as well, when we say things like ‘my grandmother’s health is not good’. Our teachers use it when they scold us saying ‘this is not a healthy attitude’. What does the word ‘health’ mean? If we think about it, we realise that …