Common Non communicable and Lifestyle Diseases (health)

• Communicable disease - A disease that can spread from one person to another through direct or indirect contract.
• Allergy - Occur when a person’s immune system reacts to normally harmless substances in the environment.
• Allergen – a substance that causes a reaction
• Animal dandler such as the fur and skin flakes from pets
• Asthma – is a chronic lung disease that is characterized by the inflammation and narrowing of airways
• Cardiovascular disease – a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels
• Cancer – an abnormal growth of cells, which may invade nearby tissues and organs
• Heart attack is the type of problem of a disease called Cardiovascular disease.
• Stroke is another type of cardiovascular disease.
• Diabetes – group of diseases that affect how the body uses blood sugar(glucose).
• Glucose: a simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.
• Type 1 diabetes, (Insulin dependent or childhood-onset diabetes)

  • characterized by a lack of insulin production
• Type 2 diabetes, (Non-insulin dependent or adult-onset diabetes)⚫ caused by the body's ineffective use of insulin. It often results from excess body weight and physical inactivity
• Arthritis (Joint inflammation)• Inflammation of one or more of the joints.
• Osteoarthritis• degenerative joint disease because of inflammation often occurs asthe cartilage breaks down, degenerates with age, or overuse
• Rheumatoid Arthritis• occurs when the body's immune system mistakenly attack itself and cause the joint to swell.
• Gout• Painful condition that occurs when the body cannot eliminate anatural substance called uric acid
• Kidney or Renal Failure is the inability of the kidneys to function adequately