Non-infectious Diseases Questions and Answers GCSE Biology

Non-infectious Diseases Questions and Answers GCSE Biology

Question 1 (1.1)

Complete the table below by stating the causes of the following diseases and the effect they have on the body.

Word count guideline: 500 words

Disease

Cause of the disease

Effect of the disease on the body

Citation (Name, Year) List fully in bibliography.

Asthma

Kidney Disease

Osteoporosis

Cancer

Perthes Disease

Question 2 (2.1, 2.2) 

“The UK is officially the \’fattest\’ country in Europe, with approximately 1 in 5 adults overweight and one in every 15 obese.  Over the next 20 years, the number of obese adults in the country is forecast to soar by a staggering 73% to 26 million people.   According to health experts, such a rise would result in more than a million extra cases of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer” (Diabetes, 2019) The above quote suggests a strong link between obesity and the risk of developing diabetes type 2.

a)   Discuss why this is, along with an overview of other known risk factors of diabetes type 2 and why incidences of this disease are increasing so rapidly. Word count guideline: 500 words

b)   Evaluate one UK government-funded health promotion campaign which attempts to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes by tackling obesity in the population. Word count guideline: 500 words

Word Count: 1500 words