Lesson 1
List one way to reduce your risk of disease
- eat healthy
- maintain a healthy weight
- stay physically active
- manage stress
- avoid tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
- get enough sleep
What is a disease that occurs when abnormal cells multiply out of control
cancer
A surgical procedure in which an instrument with a tiny, balloon, drill bit, or laser attached is inserted into a blocked artery to clear a blockage
angioplasty
What is a disease of the joints marked by painful swelling and stiffness?
Arthritis
An extreme sensitivity to a substance is considered what?
An Allergy
What are disorders that are present when a baby is born
congenital disorders
A substance that can cause cancer is called
a carcinogen
a group of disorders that cause a thickening and hardening of the arteries. The arteries become rigid, which means that less blood is able to flow through them
arteriosclerosis
What is the disease that prevents the body from converting food into energy?
Diabetes
What are the four categories of substances that cause allergic reactions?
pollen, insect bites/stings, plants like poison ivy, and food allergies
What are diseases that cause further breakdown in body cells, tissues, and organs as they progress
degenerative diseases
What type of tumor is non-cancerous and does not spread
benign tumor
a condition that occurs when fatty substances build up on the inner lining of arteries
atherosclerosis
What is the chronic disease that is common in older adults and causes the cartilage in joints to break down?
osteoarthritis
What are the three main ways to manage allergies?
Avoid the allergen
take medication
get injections
diseases that are present either continuously or off and on over a long time
chronic disease
What does CAUTION stand for?
Change in bowel or bladder habits
A sore that does not heal
Unusual bleeding or discharge
Thickening or lump in a breast or elsewhere
Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
Obvious change in a wart or mole
Nagging cough or hoarseness
a disease of the heart and blood vessels
cardiovascular disease
List two ways to manage arthritis
- physical activity and rest
- healthy diet and weight
- joint protection
- hot and cold treatments
- medication
- massage
- surgery and joint replacement
About how many people in the US have asthma
24 million
A disease that can not be spread from person to person is a what?
noncommunicable disease
List two ways to reduce the risk of cancer
- limit sun exposure
- eat healthy and exercise
- perform self-exams
- know the seven warning signs of cancer
- avoid tobacco and alcohol
list two ways to prevent heart disease
- eat a healthy diet/limit foods with high cholesterol
-physical activity
- maintain a healthy weight
- manage stress
- stay tobacco and alcohol free
List one way to manage diabetes
- healthy eating plan
- weight management
- insulin
- medical care
List two common triggers of asthma
Allergens such as mold, dust, pollen, and pets
Physical activity
Air pollutants such as paint, gas fumes, cigarette smoke, industrial smoke, and smog
Infections of the respiratory system, such as colds and the flu
Weather changes, especially dramatic changes
Rapid breathing, which often happens under stress, when laughing, or when crying