Communicable/Non Communicable diseases
What is a communicable disease?
A disease that spreads from one living thing to another
Leading cause of death in the US
Cardiovascular disease
Uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells
Cancer
chronic disease that affects the way body cells convert sugar into energy
Diabetes
What is a cancer causing substance?
Carcinogens
What is a virus?
A piece of genetic material surrounded by a protein coat
What is Hypertension?
high blood pressure
noncancerous; grows slowly due to a surrounding membrane preventing it from spreading (not harmless, on brain or spine can impede function)
Benign tumor
How can Type 2 diabetes be managed?
diet
exercise
low fat
low calorie foods
What is the #1 cause of cancer deaths in US from?
Tobacco
network of cells, tissues, organs, and chemicals fight off pathogens
Immune system
What are irregular heartbeats called
Arrhythmias
What type of cancer Leukemia?
blood forming organs
Give me 3 signs of diabetes
Frequent urination, excessive thirst, unexplained weight loss, sudden vision issues, tingling hands and feet, frequent fatigue, sores heal slow, more infections than normal
risks for skin cancer go up significantly every time you get burned
Radiation
How do viruses reproduce?
By invading cells, multiplying and bursting out
gradually weakens and cannot circulate blood at normal pace and force; not much to be done outside transplant
congestive heart failure
What type of cancer is Sarcomas?
connective tissue (bones, ligaments, muscles)
immune system mistakenly attacks itself targeting the Cells, tissues,and organs of the body.
Type 1 diabetes
What factor increases someone's risks for CVD
Having parents with CVD (genetics)
Puncture wounds, childbirth, contact with infected animals is an example of what kind of disease spread?
Direct contact
How do you recognize a stroke F.A.S.T.
Tell me what it stands for
Face- drooping
A- arm weakness
S- speech slurred
T- time to call 911
What is one type of cancer treatment?
Surgery
Radiation
Chemotherapy
Immunotherapy
Hormone therapy
If diabetes not treated it could lead to....
blindness, kidney failure, limb amputations, CVD, stroke
What percentage of lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking?
90%