Mapeh (Health) 3rd exam
are chemicals that affect a person in such a Way as to bring about physiological, emotional, on behavioral change
Drugs
are those that have high tendency for abuse and dependency
Dangerous drugs
Is the continous misuse of any substance, licit, illicit which results to Changes in an individuals Physical, mental or behavioral condition.
Drug abuse
use of psychoactive substances including tobacco and alcohol and etc
Substance Use
a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is Characterized by compulsive substance seeking and use
Substance use disorder
is found to have harmful effect to the brain
Methamphetamine hydrochloride
use Impairs a person's ability to form new memories and to shift focus
Cannabis Sativa
are Similar to that of alcohol, Including Slurred speechs and etc
Inhalants
auditory and visual hallucination
Disturbance in perception
Paranoia, psychosis
Disturbance in Orientation
depression That may lead to suicide
Disturbance in Judgement
Irregularnta of heart beat, elevated or lowered blood Pressure, Chest pain and etc
Cardiac Pathology
people who abuse drugs for experimental basis
Experimenters
abuse the drug occassionally whenever There are special Occasions, they abuse the drug once every two weeks to 2 weeks a week
Occasional Users
abuse the drug on a regular basis approximately 3 to 4 times a week or everyday
Regular users
people who tend to abuse the drugs everyday about 5 to 7 times a week
Drug dependents
drug abusers who manifest Signs and symptom of Psychotic disorders caused by the effects of drugs
Substance induced Psychosis
is a health condition that is non-infectious and cannot be transmitted from person to person
Non-communicable illness or disease
degenerative disease
Age
on a regular basis can also influence others and encourage them to do The same
Monitoring Oneself
One of the risk factors of non-communicable disease
Tabacco
this law prohibits the sale of cigarettes to Minors and near school premises
Tabacco Regulation Act of 2003
this promotes healthful environmental and prohibits the use of cigarettes in public areas
Philippine Clean Air act of 1999
this has been passed to create a National Commision that will formulate the National Diabetes Prevention and Control Plan
National Diabetes Act of 1997
in relation with the promotion of Physical activity and regular exercise among students
DepEd's Several other memoranda
are the Major Causes of morbidity and mortality
Communicable Diseases
is the rate of diseases in a population
Morbidity
is the number of deaths in a given area or period
Mortality
is the entry and development or multiplication of an infectious agent in the body of Man or animals
Infection
Occurrence of new case of a disease, clearly in excess of the baseline frequency of the disease in a defined Community over a point source
Outbreak
a widespread Occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
Epidemic
it refers to the constant presence of a disease or infectious agent withen a given geographic area or population
Endemic
an epidemic usually affecting a large proportion of the population
Pandemic
objects or materials which are likely to Carry infection
Fomites
in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
Reservoir
An insect or any living Carrier That transports an infectious agent from an infected individual or its wastes to a susceptible individual or its food or immediate surroundings
Vector
the interval between receipt of infection and maximal infectivity of the host
Serial interval
is an animal, Plant or person that provides a home for another organism
Host
is an infected person or animal that harbors a specific infectious agent in the absence of discernible clinical disease
Carrier
is any mechanism by which an infectious agent is spread from a source or reservoir to a person
Transmission
Exposure to infected body fluids such as blood or saliva
Direct Contact
Germs are spread by an animal or insect, usually through a bite
Vectors /Reservoirs
Germs are spread through the air
Airborne
can become Contaminated with germs and people Can get sick when they eat or drink
Food and Water
Pathogens remain on surfaces that were in contact with an infected person
Indirect Contact
is the quality of being insusceptible to or unaffected by a particular disease
Immunity
within the host immune system
Innate
Protection against antigen or diseases by a system of antibody production
Immune system
is a common disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV) which is a member of the herpes virus family.
Chicken pox
It is caused by bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Diphtheria