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Diseases Health - Hernandez  A particular illness or condition Disease that negatively affects the functions of all or part of the human body, and that is not Definition immediately due to any external injury.  Communicable...

Diseases Health - Hernandez  A particular illness or condition Disease that negatively affects the functions of all or part of the human body, and that is not Definition immediately due to any external injury.  Communicable v.s. Non-Communicable An illness or condition you can develop after A condition of illness that cannot be spread coming in contact with living things or objects among living things, but instead develop as a infected with diseases. result of one’s hereditary, environment, and lifestyle choices. Examples: Examples: Mononucleosis (Kissing Disease)- STD Cancer Flu High Blood Pressure Conjunctivitis (pinkeye) Arthritis How can Communicable diseases be spread??? Droplet spread and airborne contamination Direct Contact Transmission Bugs Food and drinking water Contaminated objects Types of Pathogens Bacteria Viruses Fungi Protozoa Health Risk Factor Anything that increases the risk of injury, disease or other health Diseases problems Types of Health Risk Factors 1. Hereditary 2. Lifestyle choices- You can control 3. Environment- Depends, may be able to or not Controllable health risk factors 1. Safety decisions 2. Physical Activity (Fitness) 3. Alcohol, Tobacco and other drugs 4. Sexual Activity 5. Food choices 6. Hydration 7. Hygiene 8. Sleep 9. Environment Non-Controllable health risk factors 1. Age: Alzheimer’s Disease 2. Race: Sickle- Cell Anemia 3. Biological Sex: Breast Cancer, Testicular Cancer 4. Genetics: Cystic Fibrosis Type 1 Diabetes A disease that attacks ones pancreas and results in the body not being able to produce insulin resulting in chaotic blood sugar levels, and the inability to control it. Health risk factor Hereditary Type 2 Diabetes A disease that develops over time as a result of obesity, lack of exercise, etc. In type 2, the body produces insulin but does not know how to regulate it Health risk factor Poor lifestyle choices  Acute v.s. Chronic A disease that generally develops suddenly A disease that develops slowly and may and lasts a short time worsen over an extended period of time - months to years Examples: Examples: Common cold Pinkeye Heart Disease Flu Cancer Sickle Cell Anemia Top 5 leading causes of death in America 1. Heart Disease 2. Cancer 3. Unintentional injury 4. Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (CLRD) 5. Stroke What can heart disease lead to? Heart Attack High Blood Pressure Angia Arrhythmia Atherosclerosis Cancer An uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. Cancerous cells Diseases rapidly divide. What happens in the body when cancer occurs? The body rapidly divides cancerous cells, causing it to create an abnormal amount of cells. Leading Cancers 1. Lung Cancer 2. Colon Cancer  Benign v.s. Malignant Tumors that are not cancerous Tumors that ARE cancerous What risk factors increase the risk of developing cancer? All three: Environment, Heredity and lifestyle