Health

Human Health and Disease

Human Health and Disease

Basic objective of this lecture is to present on Human Health and Disease. Health is the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being’. To sustain a healthy lifestyle person needs: a balanced and varied diet; take exercise; proper shelter and enough sleep. In humans it is the ability of individuals or communities to adapt and self-manage when facing physical, mental or social challenges. Disease is a disorder or malfunction of the mind or body, which leads to a departure from good health. Can be a disorder of a specific tissue or organ due to a single cause. E.g. malaria.