Healt h and illness• Health is a state of physical and mental well-

being.• Illeness is the opposite of health We fell tired

and your bodies do not work properly • Symptoms, like coughs ,pain or fever, tell us

that our bodies are ill.

Healt hy habit s• Sleep 8 or 9 hours every night and rest

when we are tired.

• Eat a balanced diet.

• Eat five meals a day and always eat breakfast.

• Wash your hands before meals and have a shower every day.

• Breathe fresh air and avoid places with smoke.

Types of illness• Non-infectious illnesses have different

causes.

• Infectious illnesses are caused by hamful bacteria or viruses. They can be contagious or non-contagious.

• An illness is contagious when an ill person transmits the illness to a healthy one.

• Tetanus and salmonellosis are non-contagious illnesses.

Bact er ia Bacteria are unicellular micro-organisms.

• Beneficial bacteria

• Harmfurl bacteria.– Bacterial meningitis – Salmonellosis – Bronchitis

Ot her micr o-or ganisms• There are other micro-organisms that can

cause illnesses. They can be unicellular or multicellular.

– Amoebae– Plasmodia– Candida– Fungi

Vir uses

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

Pr event ing and t r eat ing inf ect ious illnesses

• Through the respiratory system.

• Trought the disgestive system.

• Trought wounds and cuts in the skin.

How can we pr event inf ect ions?

• Desinfect wounds.

• Wah your hands before eating or handling food.

• Wash uncooked food.

• Cover your mounth when you cough or sneeze.

• Do not share eating utensils.

Vaccines• Vaccines can prevent some illnesses

caused by viruses or bacteria.

How do we t r eat inf ect ions?• Infections caused by bacteria are treared

with antibiotics.

• Infections caused by fungi are trated wich anti-fungal medicines.

• Infections caused by viruses are only treated wich medicines that help to reduce symptoms.

Fir st aid kit• Thermometer round tip scissors• Tweezers alcohol• Sterile gauze plasters• Bandages hidrogen peroxide

• Cloth adhesive • Disposable gloves• Antiseptic • Cotton wool• Creams for insect bites and burns