Difference between revisions of "Non-communicable Disease"

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A non-communicable disease is a disease which cannot be passed from one organism to another.

Non-communicable diseases are not caused by pathogens. However, some pathogens can increase the risk of some non-communicable diseases.

Non-communicable diseases can be caused by genetic or environmental factors.

Non-communicable diseases include:

Non-communicable diseases have risk factors that means things that can increase the chances of getting the disease.

Disease	Risk Factors
Heart Disease	Obesity High Fat Diet Lack of exercise Smoking
Lung Cancer	Smoking Working with asbestos
Sickle Cell Anemia	Having one or two copies of the Sickle Cell gene.

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-Obesity
+[[Obesity]]
 High Fat Diet
-Lack of exercise
+Lack of [[exercise]]
-Smoking
+[[Smoking]]
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 | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Lung Cancer]]
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-Smoking
+[[Smoking]]
 Working with asbestos
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-Having one or two copies of the Sickle Cell gene.
+Having one or two copies of the Sickle Cell [[gene]].
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