NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Are noninfectious illnesses which may result from hereditary or lifestyle factors and not from pathogens

• Communicable diseases

• Non-Communicable diseases

Is synonymous to hypersensitivity, which refers to an exaggerated response to an antibody-forming substance or antigen.

• Allergy

• Asthma

Is a chronic condition in which breathing becomes difficult.

• Allergy

• Asthma

Is a disease of the heart and blood vessels.

• Cardiovascular disease

• Respiratory diseases

Occurs when coronary arteries are narrowed or blocked by waxy substance referred to as plaque

• Coronary heart disease

• Cardiovascular diseases

Refers to conditions that cause hardening and thickening of the arteries

• Arteriosclerosis

• Atherosclerosis

A kind of arteriosclerosis where fat is deposited on arterial walls, which could harden and create plaque

• Arteriosclerosis

• Atherosclerosis

The death of the heart muscle due to the lack of blood flow to the heart.

• Heart attack

• Angina pectoris

The chest pain resulting from narrowed coronary arteries because the heart gets inadequate quantity of oxygen

• Angina pectoris

• Rheumatic fever

When the immune system attacks the heart and causes fever, weakness, and damage to the valves in the heart

• Angina pectoris

• Rheumatic fever