Cardiovascular Disease
A disease that is not transmitted by another person, vector or the environment.
What is a non-communicable disease.
When cancer cells spread.
What is metastasis
Substances that cause allergies.
What is an allergen?
Complications from diabetes, macular degeneration, Glaucoma, cataracts.....
What are some common causes of blindness?
30 million
What is how many Americans have disabilities that affects their hearing?
responsible for almost 40% pf deaths in US
What is CVD.
Cancers of the immune system.
What are lymphomas.
hives, itching, swelling, difficulty breathing....
What are some dangerous symptoms of allergies?
Heredity, injury, disease, obstruction, nerve damage....
3 million
What is how many Americans are blind or have low vision?
100,000 x
What is how much your heart pumps a day.
Type of cancer and how early it is found.
What are two main factors that determine survival rate?
This form of the disease suddenly appears and progresses quickly.
What is type 1 diabetes?
One challenge that affects a person's ability to live independently.
What is intellectual disability?
One of the fastest growing disease in the US.
What is diabetes?
Irregular heart beats
What is an arrhythmia.
Removal of a small piece of tissue for examination.
What is a biopsy?
When the strong flexible tissue in your joints becomes pitted and frayed.
What is osteoarthritis?
A law related to physical and mental disabilities.
What is the ADA?
Tobacco and UV light
What are two common carcinogens?
EKG, MRI, Angrography, CT Scan
What are different diagnostic tools used help diagnose heart disease.
When treatment succeeds in removing the cancer or getting it under control.
What is remission.
A debilitating destruction of the joints due to inflammation and is considered an autoimmune disease.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
Genetic disorders, Behaviors during pregnancy, Rubella, restricted oxygen supply .......
Chemicals that can stimulate mucus and fluid production.
What are histamines?