HEALTH

Cards (22)

  • Non-communicable disease (NDC)

    are distinguished only by their non-infectious cause, not necessarily by their duration.
  • Chronic disease
    Require chronic care management as do all diseases that are slow to develop and of long duration
  • Types of Non communicanle disease
    -Cardiovascular disease
    -Cancers
    -Chronic respiratory disease
    -Diabetes
  • 2012
    The year NCD's caused 68% of all deaths.
  • Diabetes
    Limits the body's ability to process glucose normally
  • Type 1 diabetes
    Is present from birth causes the pancreas to be destroyed by the immune system.
  • Type 2 diabetes
    Is developed over time causing the cells to resist the effects of insulin, causing unhealthy levels of glucosw in the bloodstream.
  • Breast, lunglung, colorectal cancer
    The most common cancers among women.
  • Prostate, lung, colorectal cancer
    The most common cancer in men
  • Cancer
    A non communicable disease that affects all ages.
  • Hypertension
    Can be caused by high blood pressure reading of over 140/90.
  • Cardiovascular disease
    Are diseases that affect the heart or blood vessels that include congenital heart disease, diseases of the aorta, heart failure, coronary artery disease, and other related disease.
  • Allergy
    Are a number of conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to something in the environmemt that usually causes problems in most people.
  • Asthma
    A respiratory condition marker by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs causing difficulty in breathing.
  • Arthritis
    Is a form of join disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints.
  • Osteoarthritis
    Most common form of arthritis.
  • Renal failure
    Is a medical condition in which the kidney's fail to adequately filter waste products from the blood.
  • 35 million deaths
    The estimated counts of death from non communicable disease in 2005.
  • World Health Organization
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  • Center for Disease Control
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  • National Institute for Health
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  • Local Health Departments
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