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| Question | Answer |
| deficiency | disease resulting from a lack of vitamins/ minerals in the diet or a failure to absorb them from food |
| degenerative | gradual deterioration of organs and calls along with loss of function |
| immunity | the ability of an organism to resist disease |
| inherited | to receive a characteristic from one's parents by genetic transmission |
| parasites | an organism that lives in or on and takes its nourishment from another organism |
| vectors | an organism such as a mosquito or tick that carries disease-causing microorganisms from one host to another |
| health | being in a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity |
| disorder | a malfunction of a body tissue, organ or system |
| disease | a set of recognisable symptoms that give a diagnosis to a physical/ psychological problem |
| illness | a subjective sensation that might have physical/ psychological causes |
| infectious | easily spread an infection from one person to another |
| biomedical model of health (definition) | -set of principles/ideas underpinning western medical systems. -defines disease objectively (facts) in accordance of recognised symptoms. -believes that healthy bodies can be restored through scientific based medical treatment. -human body is treated like a machine-can be repaired and working again. -is also about keeping the work force fit for productive work |
| strengths of biomedical model | -easy to monitor and measure their recovery -increases life expectancy -its on a scientific basis -easy to do a cost vs. benefit analysis |
| weaknesses of biomedical model | -doesn't address lifelong well being -not holistic -not all treatment will work -little/no values are put on alternative therapies |
| strengths of WHO definition of health | -holistic -looks at underlying cause of ill health and poverty -takes into consideration traditional and alternative therapies |
| weaknesses of WHO definition of health | -criteria for "well being" Is subjective -what defines "well being" may be different for cultures -difficult to define with exception of "absence of disease" |
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