When the functioning of one or more organs or systems of the body is adversely affected, characterised by appearance of various signs and symptoms, we say that we are not healthy, i.e., we have a disease. Diseases can be broadly grouped into infectious and non-infectious. Diseases which are easily transmitted from one person to another, are called infectious diseases. Infectious diseases are very common and every one of us suffers from these at sometime or other. Some of the infectious diseases like AIDS are fatal. Among non-infectious diseases, cancer is the major cause of death. Drug and alcohol abuse also affect our health adversely.
Adjacent to a frequently-asked paragraph in the same chapter.
Assertion (A): Health is influenced not only by physical fitness but also by socio-cultural and economic factors. Reason (R): Poverty and lack of education can increase vulnerability to both infectious diseases and drug abuse in adolescents.
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