Contents
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A disease is a problem that affects an organisms health by causing cells, tissues, organs or organ systems to stop functioning properly.
About Diseases
- Diseases can cause us to become too weak, too tired, feel pain, cause organs to stop working and even cause us to die.
There are two broad categories of disease you should know:
References
AQA
- Disease, page 128-9, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Disease; cardiovascular, pages 130, 132, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Disease; communicable, pages 129, 130, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Disease; fungal, pages 129, 138, 144-5, 160-1, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Disease; lifestyle, page 130-1, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Disease; non-communicable, pages 129, 130-3, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Disease; plant, 160-1, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Disease; vector, pages 146-7, 161, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Disease; viral, page 140-1, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Diseases, introduction of, pages 80, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA
- Diseases, pages 59, 241, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA
- Diseases, pages 72-123, 248-249, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Diseases; bacterial, pages 86-87, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Diseases; communicable, pages 74-97, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Diseases; communicable, pages 78-85, 103-4, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA
- Diseases; human defences, pages 90-91, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Diseases; inherited, pages 212-215, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Diseases; non-communicable, pages 74-75, 112-123, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Diseases; plants, pages 102-9, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA
- Diseases; plants, pages 87, 92-95, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Diseases; prevention, pages 80-83, 89-91, 94, 98-99, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Diseases; risk factors, pages 61-2, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA
Edexcel
- Disease, page 39, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Disease, page 55, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Disease, pages 68-69, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel
- Disease, pages 96-97, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel
- Diseases, pages 152-157, 187-189, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel