non-communicable diseases

• diseases

  • condition that prevents the body or mind from working normally
• communicable

  • transmitted from one person to another
• non-communicable

  • not infectious
• allergy

  • hypersensitivity
• asthma

  • affects your lungs'
  • breathing difficulty
• cardiovascular disease

  • disease of heart
• cardiovascular disease types:

  • coronary heart disease
  • heart attack
  • heart rhythm abnormalities or arrhythmia
  • congestive heart failure
  • stroke
  • cancer
• coronary heart disease

  • arteries are narrowed or blocked by waxy substance called plaque
• heart attack

  • death of heart muscle due to lack of blood flow
• heart rhythm abnormalities

  • heart beat is not in rhythm
  • beat fast or slow without having obvious reason
• congestive heart failure

  • heart is able or below capacity to pump blood causing liquid to accumulate in lungs
• stroke

  • blood vessels in brain are broken or blocked
• F - face drooping

  A - arms weakens

  S - speech difficulties

  T - time to call
• cancer

  • group of diseases in which cells divide in uncontrolled pace
• cancer:

  • malignant
  • benign
• malignant

  • cancerous
  • can spread
• benign

  • non cancerous
• diabetes

  • disease which body produce litte or no insulin
• types:

  • type 1 - produces insulin / insulin dependent
  • type 2 - not insulin dependent
• arthritis

  • osteoarthritis
  • rheuma arthritis
• osteoarthritis

  • normally affect the hips, knees, hands, stiffness
• renal or kidney failure

  • kidney stops to function properly