Health

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  • these are diseases that cannot be transmitted from one person to another, and many of these diseases are caused by unhealthy lifestyle
    non-communicable disease
  • this is a type of NCD that is a misguided reaction to foreign substances by the immune system
    Allergy
  • it is a type of allergy that is the most common of the allergic diseases and it is characterized by seasonal symptoms that are due to pollen
    Hayfever
  • what is the other word for hay fever
    Allergic rhinitis
  • it is a type of allergy that is the inflammation of the tissue layers that cover the surface of the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid
    Allergic Conjunctivitis
  • it is the pink eye allergy
    Allergic conjunctivitis
  • it is a type of allergy that is skin allergic rash that is caused by skin contact with an allergen
    Allergic eczema
  • A type of allergy that are also called the urticaria
    Hives
  • it is a type of allergy that is a life-threatening reaction that can affect the number of organs at the same time. It is caused by sting or when you’re injected etc. It is also called the anaphylactic shock
    Allergic shock
  • it is a type of NCD that is a chronic lung disorder that causes airways to become inflamed, which means that they swell and produce lots of thick mucus.
    Asthma
  • what are airways?
    these are the tubes that carry air in and out the lungs
  • what is a cardiovascular disease?
    Is the disease of the heart and blood vessels
  • it is a type of cardiovascular disease that is an abnormality in the heart structure that you’re born with
    Congenital heart disease
  • it is a type of cardiovascular disease that is in the ability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it, but failure of the heart to cut blood with normal efficiency when this occurs, the heart is unable to provide adequate blood flow of the organs such as the brain , liver and kidneys
    Congestive heart failure
  • it is a cardiovascular disease and it is a condition in which the heartbeats with an irregular abnormal rhythm
    Arrhythmia
  • it is a type of cardiovascular disease that is an active or inactive disease of the heart that results from rheumatic fever, and that is characterized by reduced functional capacity of the heart cause inflammatory changes in the myocardium or scaring of the valves
    Rheumatic heart disease
  • it is a type of cardiovascular disease that occurs when the heart muscle dies from like oxygen because of the reduce of blood, causing damage to the heart muscle.
    Myocardial Infarction
  • this is also called the heart attack
    Myocardial infarction
  • it is a type of vascular disease that is a group of vascular diseases, characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls
    Arteriosclerosis
  • it is a type of vascular disease that occurs when blood pressure is higher than normal.
    Hypertension or high blood pressure
  • it is the force of the blood on the inside wall of the blood vessel
    Blood pressure
  • it is a type of vascular disease that occurs when a cloth blocks. A small blood vessel in the brain does brain cells die from lack of oxygen.
    Stroke
  • it is the blockage of an artery in the brain by a clot
    Thrombosis
  • it is a type of vascular disease that is an excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall
    Aneurysm
  • it is a type of NCD that is caused by abnormal cells growing without control and as these abnormal cells grow, they form mass is called tumors
    Cancer
  • it is type of tumor that our masses themselves are not cancerous and do not spread
    Benign
  • it is a type of tumor. That masses of cells are not cancerous, but they may spread to other parts of the body by moving along. The blood vessels are through the lymph system.
    Malignant
  • this is a spread that spread to other body parts of the body by moving along the blood vessels or through the lymph system
    Metastasis
  • it is a type of cancer that the abnormal growth of skin cells sometimes it is exposed to sun
    Skin cancer
  • it is a type of cancer that begins in the large intestine or colon
    Colon and rectum
  • it is the final part of the digestive tract
    colon
  • it is a type of cancer that occurs when cells divide in the lungs uncontrollably, and these causes tumors to grow, and these can reduce a persons ability to breathe and spread to other parts of the body
    Lung cancer
  • it is a type of cancer that is the most invasive cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer death in women after lung cancer
    Breast cancer
  • It is when the cancer starts in women’s reproductive organs
    Gynecologic
  • what are the five main types of gynecologic cancer?
    Cervical, ovarian, uterine, vagina and vulvar
  • it is a gland that contributes to the production of semen, which scary sperm from the testicles, and it is the most common male only cancer and the third most common cancer in United States
    Prostate Cancer
  • it is the spongy tissue inside some of your bones, such as your hip and side bones. It contains stem cells, and the stem cells can develop in the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
    Bone Marrow
  • if there is cell that carry oxygen through your body
    Red blood cell
  • it is a cell that fights infections bacteria virus
    White blood cell
  • it helps with blood clotting
    Platelets