Health MX9

• Communicable Disease


  A disease that can spread from one person to another through direct or indirect contact
• Common types of Non-communicable and lifestyle diseases

  • Allergy
  • Asthma
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Arthritis
  • Kidney or Renal Failure
• Allergy


  Allergic reactions occur when a person's immune system reacts to normally harmless substances in the environment
• Common Allergens


  • ANIMAL DANDLER such as the fur and skin flakes from pets
  • FOODS such as crustaceans, eggs, milk
  • PLANTS pollen from grasses and trees
  • MEDICINES like prescription drugs such as penicillin, over-the-counter medicines
  • MOLDS such as mould spores
  • CHEMICALS including industrial and household chemicals
• Asthma


  A chronic lung disease that is characterized by the inflammation and narrowing of airways
• Smoking is specially risky to people with asthma because of the damage it does to the lungs
• Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)


  A group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels
• Types of Cardiovascular Disease

  • Heart diseases (Heart attack, heart failure)
  • Stroke
• Cancer


  A disease that results from the uncontrolled growth and spread of cells affecting almost any part of the body
• Cancer can rapidly create abnormal cells then invade adjoining parts of the body and spread to other organs, which may cause death
• Diabetes


  A group of diseases that affect how the body uses blood sugar (glucose)
• Glucose is an important source of energy for the cells that make up the muscles and tissues
• Types of Diabetes


  • Type 1 diabetes, (Insulin dependent or childhood-onset diabetes)
  • Type 2 diabetes, (Non-insulin dependent or adult-onset diabetes)
• Type 1 diabetes


  Characterized by a lack of insulin production
• Type 2 diabetes


  Caused by the body's ineffective use of insulin. It often results from excess body weight and physical inactivity
• Arthritis


  Inflammation of one or more of the joints
• Main symptom of this condition are joint pain and stiffness
• Common types of arthritis

  • Osteoarthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Gout
• Osteoarthritis


  A degenerative joint disease because of inflammation often occurs as the 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


  A painful condition that occurs when the body cannot eliminate a natural substance called uric acid
• The excess uric acid forms needle like crystals in the joint that cause inflammation
• Kidney or Renal Failure


  An abrupt loss of kidney function
• ARI or AKI may be detected by physicians by the increase in the creatinine in the blood. AN increase in level is an indicator of a renal insufficiency
• Pyelonephritis is an inflammation of kidney tissue and a result of severe UTI
• Non-communicable diseases are diseases that are not spread through infection or through other people, but are typically caused by unhealthy behaviours.