Diseases

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Diseases

• Non-communicable
• Vs
• Communicable

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Non-communicable

• a disease which is not infectious
• spread by heredity, surroundings and behavior
• an illness that is caused by something other than
  a pathogen
• Can you name some non-communicable diseases?

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Examples

• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Cancer
• Asthma
• Heart disease
• http//www.webmd.com
• http//www.mayoclinic.com/

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Communicable diseases

• illness resulting from the presence of pathogenic
  microbial agents, including pathogenic viruses,
  pathogenic bacteria, fungi, protozoa,
  multi-cellular parasites
• Can be spread from person to person
• These infecting agents may also be transmitted
  through liquids, food, body fluids, contaminated
  objects, airborne inhalation, or through
  vector-borne spread

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Examples

• AIDS
• CHICKEN POX
• MEASLES
• LICE
• STREP THROAT