Non-communicable disease Flashcards
1
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Does it spread from organism to organism
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no, that’s communicable disease.
2
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Things that can affect non-communicable disease
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- poor diet, saturated fats and sugars
- salt increases blood pressure
- Smoking tobacco
- inheriting alleles from parents
3
Q
What do cigarettes contain that harmful.
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- carcinogens - can cause cancer
- nicotine- addictive
4
Q
what non-communicable diseases can be inherited
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- cardiovascular disease
- cancer
- lung cancer
- liver disease
- type 2 diabetes
5
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what does smoking harm the human body with
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- tar - in lungs
- nicotine
- Carbon Monoxide
- Particulates
6
Q
Tar causes
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- forms a sticky layer inside the lungs
- contains most of the cancer
7
Q
nicotine causes
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- makes the smoker dependent on nicotine
- increases blood pressure and heart rate
- narrows arteries
8
Q
Carbon Monoxide causes
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- lack of oxygen in body cells
9
Q
Particulates cause
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- small particles in the air
- decreases lung function
- cancerous
- transmissible in the blood
10
Q
Alcohol consumption is bad - why?
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- it contains ethanol which is toxic
- depressant- slows down body reactions and functions
11
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Alcohol short term effects
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- short term, blurred vision, loss of balance.
12
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Alcohol long-term effects
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- liver breaks down
- liver becomes scarred
- healthy cells are replaced by fat or fibrous tissue, making the liver less effective.
13
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Cardiovascular disease is what
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- any disease of the heart or blood vessels, not including inherited deformities.
14
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what happens when you suffer from cardiovascular disease
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- blood flow is reduced in the brain, heart of body
- build up of fatty deposits inside an artery
