HEALTH

• Non-communicable Disease


  Diseases that are is not transferable
• Allergy


  Damaging immune response by the body to a substance
• Allergen


  Chronic condition involving an abnormal reaction to harmless substance
• If you have an allergy, your immune system views the allergen as an invader and a chain reaction is initiated
• White blood cells


  Produce antibodies
• Antibodies 


  Causes a release of potent chemicals such as histamine
• Asthma 


  Chronic disease involving the airways in the lungs
• Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)


  Conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels
• Coronary heart disease 


  Occurs when the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle is blocked or reduced
• Angina


  Chest pains caused by restricted blood flow
• Heart Attacks


  Blood flow to the heart muscle is suddenly blocked
• Heart failure 


  Heart is unable to pump blood around the body
• Strokes 


  The blood supply to the part of the brain is cut off which can cause brain damage
• FAST METHOD


  main symptoms of strokes can be remembered by the word FAST
• Face


  The face may have dropped on one side
• Arms


  Unable to lift both arms due to numbness
• Speech


  Difficulty speaking
• Time


  If you see these symptoms it is time to call for help
• Peripheral Arterial Disease


  Occurs when there is a blockage in the arteries to the limbs
• Aortic Disease


  Group of conditions affecting the aorta
• Aorta


  Largest blood vessel in the body
• High blood pressure 


  Most important risk factors for CVD
• Smoking


  The harmful substances can damage and narrow your blood vessels
• High cholesterol 


  Can cause your blood vessels to narrow and increase your risk of developing a blood clot.
• Inactivity


  If you don't exercise regularly, it's more likely that you'll have high blood pressure
• Being overweight or obese


  Increases your chance of developing diabetes and high blood.
• Family history of CVD

  Increases the chance of developing CVD
• Age


  CVD is most common to people over 50
• Gender


  Men are most likely to develop CVD at an earlier age than women
• Diet


  An unhealthy diet can lead to high cholesterol and high blood pressure
• Alcohol 


  Excessive alhocol consumption can increase cholesterol and contribute to weight gain.
• Cholesterol 


  Fatty substance found in the blood.
• Cancer


  Disease where the cells multiple without control, destroy healthy tissue, and endanger life.
• How cancer develops

  Process of replacing cells are interrupted