1. AGRUPAMENTO DE ESCOLAS DR. CORREIA MATEUS
Health

2. Health
What is Health?
The “ World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

3. World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency which is part of the United Nations. It was founded on the 7th April 1948 to develop the health level around the world.

4. Health
Health

5. Factors which influence Health:
Individual Factors:
Age
Gender
Genetics
Behaviour (exercise, eating habits, stress, alcohol and drug consumption, hygiene, etc.)

6. Factors which influence Health:
Non-individual factors:
Environment (pollution, noise, climate)
Sociocultural (child labour, health and sex education, etc.)
Economical (poverty)

7. THE 10 MOST DEADLY DISEASES IN THE WORLD
HEALTH
THE 10 MOST DEADLY DISEASES IN THE WORLD

8. 10 diseases that kill the most in the world
10th: Dengue - Kills 25,000 a year
Dengue fever is a tropical disease transmitted by the mosquito, without vaccine or treatment. It is also one of the fastest growing diseases in the world.

9. 10 diseases that kill the most in the world
9th: Leishmaniasis - Kill 20,000-30,000 per year
Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease, but not contagious, caused by parasites. Like Dengue, Leishmaniasis has no vaccine or cure.

10. 10 diseases that kill the most in the world
8th:Cholera - Kill 100,000 a year
Cholera can kill with impressive rapidity, sometimes in a matter of hours. It is spread by contaminated water or food.

11. 10 diseases that kill the most in the world
7th:Sleep sickness (African trypanosomiasis) - Kills 300,000 per year
Sleep Disease is a parasitic infection transmitted by the tsetse fly. The infection attacks the central nervous system and can be fatal if left untreated.

12. 10 diseases that kill the most in the world
6th:Malaria - Kill 650,000-1,2 million per year
Malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes and is treatable and preventable. Most deaths occur in Africa, where treatment is either unavailable or inaccessible.

13. 10 diseases that kill the most in the world
5th:Pneumonia - Kills 1.1 million children per year
Pneumonia is the disease that kills more children. The main victims are less than 5 years old. The disease inflames the lungs and is transmitted by a multitude of viruses.

14. 10 diseases that kill the most in the world
4ª:Tuberculosis - Kills 1.3 million a year
It is a disease transmitted by the air, that is, being close to the infected person could result in infection. This disease is already treated.

15. 10 diseases that kill the most in the world
3rd:Lung Cancer - Kills 1.6 million a year
It is the cancer that kills the most. The survival rate is low, and the best measure to take is to avoid tobacco smoke when you have chance.

16. 10 diseases that kill the most in the world
2nd:AIDS - Kills 1.6 million a year
It is transmitted by bodily fluids and has no cure; Has killed about 36 million people worldwide since it was documented in 1981 for the first time.

17. 10 diseases that kill the most in the world
1st:Ischemic Heart Disease - Kills 7.4 million per year
It is caused by high blood pressure, obesity and by tobacco, among other factors. This disease causes a lack of blood to heart and often resulting in heart attacks.

18. Health Work done by: Inês Lopes, nº11 Íris Crespo, nº12
João Arnauth, nº13
Pedro Magalhães, nº20