2. Health and illness
Health is the state of phisical and mental well-being.
Illness is the opposite of health
Symptoms like cough pain and fever tell us that our bodies are ill.
3. Healthy habits
Sleep 8 or 9 hours every night and the rest when we are tired.
Eat a balanced diet.
Eat five meals a day and always eat breakfast.
Wash our hands before every meals, brush your theet after every meals and have a
shower every day.
Breathe fresh air and avoid places whith smoke.
4. Types of illness
Infectious illnesses: they are caused by a
viruses or a bacteria.
They can be contagious: when a ill person
transmits the illness to a healthy one.
Or non contagious.
Non infectious illnesses: they have different
causes.
5. Bacteria
They are unicellular microorganisms:
There are two types:
Beneficial bacteria.
Beneficial
Hamfull bacteria.
Hamfull
6. other micro-organisms
There are other micro-organisms that can
make us ill. They can be unicellular and
multicellular micro-organisms.
7. They are not living things but they need cells to carry out his life
processes.
They are not micro-organisms. It causes infectious illnesses.
8. How can we prevent infectious illnesses
Disinfect wounds or cuts.
Wash our hands.
Wash uncoocked food.
Cover our mouth when we cough or sneeze.
Do not share eating utensils.
9. How do we treat infections ?
Infections caused by bacteria are treated with antibiotics.
Infections caused by fungi are treated with anti-fungal
medicines
Infections caused by viruses are only treated with medicines to
reduce symptoms.
10. Vaccines
Vaccines introduces into our body a viruses that is
making us ill.
The body reacts to the viruses and make a substance to
destroy it.
11. First aid kit
Thermometer
Sterile gauze
Bandages
Cloth adhesive tape
Disposable gloves
Antiseptic
Cotton wool
Creams for insects bites and burns
Tweezers
Round tip scissors
Alcohol
Plasters
Hydrogen peroxide
