Disease
A disease that is not passed from 1 person to another
What is a noninfectious disease?
Causes of noninfectious diseases (At least 2)
What is heredity, the environment, or a person's lifestyle?
What is a degenerative disease?
disease or condition inherited through a person's genes
What is a genetic disease?
The disorder is evident at birth
Abnormalities that are obvious at birth or early in infancy
What are birth defects?
diseases caused by your health habits
What are lifestyle diseases?
traits or habits that increase your chances of getting a disease
What are risk factors?
Examples of risk factors (list at least 2)
What are smoking, alcohol, and drugs?
Hardening of the arteries
What is Arteriosclerosis?
Most common type of arteriosclerosis
What is Atherosclerosis?
Brain loses its ability to function
What is Alzheimers disease?
body's own immune system attacks the covering of nerves
What is multiple sclerosis?
What is muscular dystrophy?
Chronic lung infections and inability to absorb nutrients from food
What is cystic fibrosis?
Pancreas doesn't produce adequate amounts of insulin
What is diabetes?
abnormally low level of sugar in blood
What is hypoglycemia?
pain, swelling, and stiffness of joints
What is arthritis?
damage to the brain due to blockage or lack of blood flow
What is a stroke?
masses of cells
What is a tumor?
tumors that spread to other parts of the body through the blood stream
What is metastasis?
abnormal cells growing without control
What is cancer?
the force of blood on the inside walls of main arteries
What is blood pressure?
type of diabetes that is insulin dependent
What is Type 1?
the most severe type of arthritis where the immune system attacks tissues surrounding joints
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?