HEALTH REVIEW 4TH QUARTER

• Disease that cannot be spread from one person/thing to another

  Non-Communicable Diseases
• Occurs due to an abnormal immunologic response following the exposure to an allergen

  Allergy
• Is an inflammatory disease of the airways to the lungs. It makes breathing difficult and can make some physical activities difficult or even impossible.

  Asthma
• Is the disease of the heart and blood vessels.

  Cardiovascular Disease
• This is a type of cardiovascular disease that is an abnormality in the hearts anatomical structure that you were born with

  Heart (cardio), Congenital heart
• With this type of cardiovascular disease, Stroke most commonly occurs when a clot blocks a small vessel in the brain and thus brain cells die due to lack of oxygen supply

  Vascular (Blood Vessel) Diseases
• The American Stroke Association uses this acronym to detect early warning signs of stroke

  F.A.S.T
• Is a brief surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and a special instrument is used to scrape the uterine lining and tissue from within the is removed.

  Curettage
• Is caused by abnormal cells growing without control, they form masses called tumors.

  Cancer
• Refers to the inflammation of the joints

  Arthritis
• Is a medical condition in which the kidneys fail to adequately filter the waste products from the blood.

  Kidney or Renal Failure
• Is a disease that prevents the body to convert food into energy.

  Diabetes Mellitus
• This is a type of diabetes that is the result of little or no insulin produced by the pancreas.(People age before 40)

  Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
• This is a type of diabetes that is the result of too little insulin produced by the pancreas or failure of the insulin to function normally. (Overweight adults)

  Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• An acronym that is used when there are warning signs of cancer

  CAUTION-UP
• The removal of cells or tissues for examination by the pathologist

  Biopsy
• Commonly known as 'Heart Attack'. It occurs when one or more coronary arteries supplying the heart suddenly becomes blocked, stopping the flow of blood to the heart muscle.

  Myocardial Infraction
• A quick, painless test that produces radiographic images of the structures inside your body.

  X-ray
• This is a type of tuner that is characterised by masses of cells that are not cancerous and do not spread

  Benign tumor
• This is a type of tumor that is characterised by masses of cells that are cancerous.

  Malignant tumor
• It's also known as High Blood Pressure

  Hypertension
• These are illness that can transferred or passed on from one person to another

  Communicable disease
• Are tiny, one-celled organism that grow anywhere

  Bacteria
• Are the smallest simplest forms of life.

  Viruses
• A condition that prevents the body or mind from working normally

  Disease
• 4 major types of non communicable disesses


  Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes
• Are simple life forms that cannot make their own food.

  Fungi
• Are simple, animal-like organisms

  Protozoa
• Most common communicable disesde caused by hundreds different viruses

  Colds
• Is a serious disease of the lungs that can be caused by a virus or bacteria

  Pneumonia
• Caused by viruses by lowering the body resistance to bacterial infections

  Influenza or Flu
• Also called the 'Kissing Disease'. This is common to young people caused by viruses that result to a high number of white blood vessels in the body.

  Mononucleosis
• Caused by protozoa through the bites of mosquitoes.

  Malaria
• Cannot be changed

  Background risk factors
• Can be modified

  Behavioral risk factors
• Can be controlled

  Intermediate risk factors