noninfectious diseases

Question 1

give some noninfectious disease examples

Answer 1

cancer, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, cirrhosis, arthritis, asthma, scoliosis, anemia, Parkinson’s

Question 2

what is it called when part of the immune system doesn’t work or is missing?

Answer 2

immunodeficiency disorders

Question 3

what is an autoimmune disease?

Answer 3

when the immune system attacks healthy organs and tissues instead of invaders

Question 4

give some autoimmune disease examples

Answer 4

lupus, celiac disease, cronn’s disease

Question 5

what happens when there is an allergic reaction?

Answer 5

immune system overreacting to substances that don’t normally cause harm

Question 6

what are some allergy examples?

Answer 6

foods, pet hair, pollen

Question 7

what is anaphylaxis?

Answer 7

a life-threatening allergic reaction that causes the immune system to release chemicals that put the body in shock. it can result in trouble breathing and is treated with an epipen

Question 8

what is cancer?

Answer 8

a disease in which cells multiply uncontrollably, destroying healthy tissue

Question 9

carcinogen?

Answer 9

cancer-causing (cig smoking, UV rays, radiation)

Question 10

benign tumor

Answer 10

non cancerous tumor

Question 11

malignant tumor

Answer 11

cancerous tumor

Question 12

metastasis

Answer 12

the spread of cancer cells throughout body

Question 13

cancer treatment examples

Answer 13

surgery (remove the tumor), drugs (often chemotherapy which kills rapidly dividing cells), radiation (high energy waves to kill cancer cells), hormone therapy (blocks cancer cells from getting the hormones they need to grow), immunotherapy

Question 14

cancer-causing (cig smoking, UV rays, radiation)

Question 15

cancer-causing (cig smoking, UV rays, radiation)

Answer 15

carcinogen

Question 16

non cancerous tumor

Answer 16

benign tumor

Question 17

cancerous tumor

Answer 17

malignant

Question 18

the spread of cancer cells

Answer 18

metastasis

Question 19

biopsy?

Answer 19

remove cells from body to check for cancer

Question 20

pap test?

Answer 20

remove cells from the cervix to check for cancer

Question 21

mammography?

Answer 21

x-ray to check for breast cancer

Question 22

remove cells from body to check for cancer

Answer 22

biopsy

Question 23

remove cells from the cervix to check for cancer

Answer 23

pap test

Question 24

x-ray to check for breast cancer

Answer 24

mammography

Question 25

self exam

Answer 25

check one’s own skin for unusual changed in moles, sores that wont heal, etc. early detection makes big difference

Question 26

what does C A U T I O N stand for in terms of self exams? (THIS IS NOT NECESSARY FOR FINALS)

Answer 26

change in bowel or bladder habits
a sore that does not heal
unusual bleeding or discharge
thickening or lump in the breast, testicle or elsewhere
indigestion or difficulty swallowing
obvious change in the size, color, shape or thickness of wart, mole, or mouth sore
nagging cough or hoarseness