2. General practitioner: is a doctor who treats the most
common illnesses.
A medical specialist treats specific illnesses or parts of
the body.
People usually go to the hospital if they have a medical
emergency.
Symptoms Diagnosis Treatments
3. Infectious diseases: caused by microorganisms.
Non-infectious diseases: include allergies, obesity,
malnutrition, subtance abuse and mental illness.
4. Bacteria: cause diseases like tuberculosis and
salmonellosis.
Viruses: cause flu, measles, rubella, and AIDS.
Protozoans: can cause malaria, cholera and ameobic
dysentery.
Fungi: cause diseases of the skin, hair and nails.
5. By personal contact.
By people contact: people sneeze or cough.
By contact with contaminated objects.
By animals carriers.
By consumption of contaminated food.
By consumption of contaminated water.
6. Wash your hands
Brush your teeth
Clean cuts
Keep your pets healthy
Wash raw fruit and vegetables
Don´t walk barefoot in public swimming pools
7. Vaccines are subtances that contain weak or dead
microorganisms. They can´t make you ill, but they
help your body to resist the same diseases in the
future.
8. Balanced diet
Regular exercise
Get 8-10 hours of sleep every night
Follow road safety rules
Accept and respect yourself and express yor
feelings appropriately.
Accept and respect other pople.