What does health encompass?
Complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
Which measures help maintain good health?
A balanced diet, personal hygiene, regular exercise including yoga, disease awareness, vaccination, proper waste disposal, vector control, and clean food and water resources.
Which bacterium causes typhoid?
Salmonella typhi.
What fever range is typical of typhoid?
39° to 40°C.
Which virus causes the common cold?
Rhinovirus.
What hygiene practices help prevent infectious disease through personal hygiene?
Keep the body clean and consume clean water, food, vegetables, and fruits.
What does innate immunity provide against foreign agents?
Non-specific barriers present at birth.
What characterizes acquired immunity?
Pathogen specificity and immunological memory.
How long do common cold symptoms usually last?
3–7 days.
What does public hygiene require for waste, water facilities, and catering?
Proper waste and excreta disposal, regular cleaning or disinfection of water facilities, and hygienic public catering.
Answer 11 questions on Human Health and Disease.
1. Which description captures health as a whole rather than as the mere absence of disease?
2. A disease in a case study is identified as cancer and is not transmitted from one person to another. How should it be classified?
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