non-communicable diseases

• Disease

  A disorder that affects an organism's body, organs, tissues or cells
• Types of disease

  • Communicable
  • Non-communicable
• Communicable disease

  Can be transferred from one person to another, or from one organism to another
• Communicable diseases

  • Measles
  • Food poisoning
  • Malaria
• Non-communicable disease

  Not transferred between people or other organisms
• Non-communicable diseases

  • Cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Genetic diseases and conditions
  • Heart disease
  • Neurological disorders
• Cancer

  A disease caused by normal cells changing so that they grow and divide in an uncontrolled way. The uncontrolled growth causes a lump called a tumour to form.
• Diabetes

  A serious disease in which the body is unable to regulate blood sugar.
• Genetic diseases and conditions

  To do with inheritance because of genes.
• Heart disease

  A wide range of conditions that affect the heart.
• Neurological disorder

  A condition affecting the nervous system - the brain, spinal cord, or nerves - and which may also have an effect on associated systems such as the muscles.
• Factors that can affect physical and mental health

  • Diet
  • Lifestyle
  • Alcohol
  • Drugs
  • Stress
• Defects in the immune system

  Increase likelihood of suffering from infectious diseases
• HIV infections leading to AIDS

  Affect the immune system and lead to an increase in infectious diseases
• Viruses living in cells

  Can be the trigger for cancers
• Majority of cervical cancer cases

  Linked with a virus present in the female reproductive system
• Immune system reaction to pathogens and other foreign bodies

  Can trigger allergic reactions that lead to skin rashes and asthma
• Severe respiratory infections in babies

  Can lead to asthma in later childhood
• Severe physical ill health

  Can lead to depression and other types of mental illness