It is becoming increasingly possible to manufacture chemical substances
such as insulin and hormones that are normally found in the body. They
can be used by individuals whose own bodies cannot produce the amounts
required for good health.
| NSES Content Standard F
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Personal and community health Grades 9-12, page 197 The severity of disease symptoms is dependent on many factors, such as human resistance and the virulence of the disease, producing organism. Many diseases can be prevented, controlled, or cured. Some diseases, such as cancer, result from specific body dysfunctions and cannot be transmitted. |