HEALTH AND ILLNESSES

1.-Classify some of these words into illnesses (I), prevention (P), diagnosis (D) and treatment (T):

allergy inflammation Alzheimers disease malaria

antibiotic measles antibody microbe
asthma mould bleeding natural defences
bloodstream nosebleed burn pacemaker
cancer painkiller cavity pathogen
check-up plaque chicken pox prevention
contagious safely cough sanitiser
cut serving diabetes sneeze
diagnosis spread disease surgery
drug symptoms earplugs transfusion
emergency transmit fever transplant
first aid treatment germs ultrasound scan
hay fever unhealthy healthy vaccination
heart disease white blood cell infectious x-ray
blood test virus microsurgery electrocardiograph

2.-Establish relationships between the main organs and healthy habits. Link specific habits with the
healthy body function. Explain healthy lifestyle and its benefits for organs and systems.

3.-Explain scientific advances which have had a positive impact on our health. Give some medical advances
and explain how technology has helped improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses.

4.-How to protect the body from illness and accidents. Write some examples
5.- Which is the difference among infectious, contagious and non-contagious diseases? Explain ways to
prevent these diseases giving examples of everyone.

6. - Explain 3 basic first aid with a burn, a cut and a nose bleeding.

7. - Match the dates and the advances in medicine and write next to them why they are so important:

1800 pacemaker

1818 organ transplant

1922 clone

1952 anaesthesia

1954 blood transfusion

1978 human genome

1996 insulin

2004 test-tube baby

8.-Complete the sentences:

Microsurgery: operate on parts of the body using a ________________

Keyhole surgery: operate watching a ___________ connected to the __________ inserted in a tiny hole
into the body.