What Makes You Ill?

Made By: Amna Ameen

All about being ill What is pain?

Having a pain is one way your body tells you

Most of the time you something is wrong. Sometimes you have a pain in
feel healthy. Your body one place when the problem is somewhere else.
can do many things.
Tonsillitis
causes tummy
Ill or well ache, even
You can usually tell if though tonsils
you are ill because are in your
things feel wrong. throat.
These things are Keeping well
called symptoms for
example you may Looking after yourself helps you
feel tired and achy or stay well. Eating the right food
lose your appetite. helps you stay well .
Why do you get ill? Accidents Family illnesses

Sometimes
People become ill for many Some illnesses tend to
accidents can
reasons. Most everyday run in families.
make you ill
illnesses are caused by germs. Scientists now know
or hurt you.
Usually your body fights off someone is more likely
germs but sometimes they to have asthma if one of
make you ill. This is called their parents has it.
having infection. Allergies

Ordinary things like cat hair,

pollen from plants make
people feel poorly. This is
Most germs are spread through called having an allergy.
air. When you have a cold you
breath out germs all the time. If Feelings
people around you breath them
in, they may catch a cold too.
Your feelings can make ill too.
Worrying may upset your
tummy and make you feel sick.
What is a germ?
There are germs
inside your body all
Germs are tiny living things. They the time. Most if
are everywhere: in the air we them don’t do any
breathe, on your skin and on the harm, some can
food you eat. The three main even be helpful but
kinds of germs are Viruses, some make you ill.
bacteria and fungi.
Germs are so
tiny that you Viruses Fungi Keeping germs
need a
out
microscope
Viruses are over a
to see them. These are Your body is built
million times smaller
germs which to keep out
Bacteria than bacteria. They
grow on your germs as much as
cause many common
body and cause possible.
Bacteria are infections such as
infections.
very tiny. cold, tummy upsets
Some can and sore throat.
cause
illnesses
such as ear Your skin keeps germs out as long as you have no cuts or scratch. You have
infections. tear in your eyes all the time. They help wash out germs .Tiny hairs in your
nose catch any germs you breath in .
Germs and symptoms
Symptoms are caused both by
germs damaging your cells, and
Your temperature
the way your body fights back.
rises .
Different germs cause symptoms
in different parts of your body.

Getting better Cold and flu often

start with sore Cleaning cuts an
throat. protecting them helps to
Medicines called antibiotics stop bacteria.
can help treat illnesses
caused by bacteria. No
medicines can get rid of
viruses. Your body has it’s
own way of fighting it. A medicine called Your blood is always flowing inside you. It
paracetamol helps takes food and oxygen around your body
lower your but it can also help spread any infections
temperature that get into your blood.
 Eating
Allergies Breathing Some people are allergic to certain
An allergy is when your foods. Eating them can cause
body fights ordinary Some people are allergic symptoms including a
things as if they were allergic to things tummy ache or rash. Food allergy
germs. This can cause they breath in can play a part in asthma.
symptoms such as a such as dust,
rash, wheezing or pollen, feathers or Treating allergies.
tummy ache. Anything pet hairs. Hay fever can be caused
by pollen allergy. It makes You cannot catch allergies from other
that causes allergy in
you sneeze and your eyes people. The best protection against
somebody is called an become watery.
Touching them is for people to try to avoid things
allergen.
they know they are allergic to. It is hard
Asthma Some people have to avoid things like dust which is
Asthma can be to be careful what everywhere. People who are allergic to
caused by an allergy. they wear against dust need their bedrooms cleaned or
It makes it difficult to their skin. Metal, for dusted regularly.
breath air into your instance in earring,
lungs, so you wheeze and materials such
or cough. as wool, can cause a
An itchy rash called
rash. eczema is sometimes
caused by washing
powder or soap.
How illnesses spread? Food

The most common way that If you do not take

illnesses spread is through air.
When you cough, sneeze or
breath out you spray tiny droplets
into the air. This can spread
illnesses such as colds, flu and
chicken pox to other people.
enough care with food,
germs can make it bad
and cause illnesses.
Bacteria can grow on
foods such as meat and
milk if kept for long.

Touching Washing Hands

Some skin Always wash your hands after going to the
infections such as toilet, and before eating or handling food.
cold sores or Dirty hands can spread germs onto food and
warts, can be cause bad upset tummies. Occasionally
spread from one some pets can pas on diseases. It is always
person to another best to wash your hands after handling
by touching the animals. Soil can occasionally carry a serious
infected place. disease caused by dog or cat mess, so take
care to wash your hands.