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.
Type2 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.