Vocab
_____ is a type of disease that isn’t transmitted from another person, vector, or the environment.
Noncommunicable Disease
___________ or high blood pressure, is one of the major factors causing CVD.
Hypertension
__________ is the debilitating destruction of the joints due to inflammation
Rheumatoid Arthritis
What type of diabetes is this?
Appears suddenly and progresses very quickly, no causes
Diabetes Type I
______ is a chronic disease that affects the body’s cells way of converting sugar into energy.
Diabetes
________ is a cancer causing substance
Carcinogens
List 2 ways to treat motor impairments.
Physical therapy
Occupational therapy
Assistive devices
Diabetes is also know as a(n)_____________
Autoimmune Disease
a(n)________ is any physical or mental impairment that limits the individual from normal activities.
Disability
What is one way to control asthma?
Which of these is not a cause of mental retardedness?
Lack of stimulation
Why do scientists fear Type II Diabetes will become an epidemic? (List 2 reasons)
More older people with diabetes
Increasing rate of obese and inactive young children
__________ is an inflammatory condition where the lungs small airways become narrow, causing a difficulty in breathing.
Asthma
True or False?
CVD is responsible for around 33% of all US deaths
True:
CVD is responsible for around 32% ~ 34% of all US deaths in 2026
True or False?
Osteoarthritis is a disease that mainly affects brittle joints.
False:
Mainly affects large, weight bearing joints (knee/hips)
What is 1 way to treat Diabetes?
Daily doses of insulin
through a pump or injection
___________ is a hearing loss so severe that the indivdual affected can’t be benefit from devices
Profound Deafness
Around how many adults and children have asthma?
18 million adults and 7 million children in the United States have asthma.
A total of 25 million.
According to the book, how many people have hearing impairments?
28 - 30 million people have disabilities that affect hearing.
True or False?
Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the United States with almost 3 million new cases diagnosed in 2010.
False:
Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the United States with almost 2 million new cases diagnosed in 2010.