Human Health and Dise
, Health and Disease
• Health:
• A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
• Goes beyond the absence of illness, including lifestyle balance and resilience.
• Disease:
• A disruption in normal body function, often with specific symptoms.
• Can be infectious (caused by pathogens) or non-infectious (due to genetics, lifes
or environment).
• Relationship between health and disease:
• Health and disease exist on a spectrum; lifestyle, environment, and genetics
influence where we fall.
• Prevention, healthcare, and personal habits play key roles in maintaining health.
, What is health?
Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-bein
and not just the absence of disease or infirmity.
Health also has many dimensions most notably :
• Physical health
• Mental health
• Social health
, Health and Disease
• Health:
• A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
• Goes beyond the absence of illness, including lifestyle balance and resilience.
• Disease:
• A disruption in normal body function, often with specific symptoms.
• Can be infectious (caused by pathogens) or non-infectious (due to genetics, lifes
or environment).
• Relationship between health and disease:
• Health and disease exist on a spectrum; lifestyle, environment, and genetics
influence where we fall.
• Prevention, healthcare, and personal habits play key roles in maintaining health.
, What is health?
Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-bein
and not just the absence of disease or infirmity.
Health also has many dimensions most notably :
• Physical health
• Mental health
• Social health
