Predisposing causes of diasese

Question 1

predisposing

Answer 1

not a given you will get the disease but you more and likely will get it

Question 2

genetics

Answer 2

family history of coronary artery disease, cancer, diabetes, and renal disease are know hereditary risk factors

Question 3

environment

Answer 3

interacts with hereditary. where a person lives/works can increase the changes of disease (e.g- black lung disease, lead poisoning, sun exposure)

Question 4

age

Answer 4

some disease definitely increase as the age increases (e.g- breast cancer)

Question 5

sex

Answer 5

certain disease are more common in women (e.g- breast cancer, osteoporosis, lupus)

Question 6

lifestyle

Answer 6

occupations, habits and life styles can have negative cumulative effects that impose threats to health (e.g- smoking, alcohol, stress, lack of exercise)

Question 7

diet

Answer 7

important to mention separate from lifestyle, the improper diet may be quantity or quality.

Question 8

inadequate protection

Answer 8

inadequate clothing, improper sanitation, auto accidents

Question 9

information gap

Answer 9

knowing the wrong information is often more dangerous then lack of information

Question 10

emotional state

Answer 10

there is empirical evidence that unhappy people are usually disease and accident prone

Question 11

how are disease transmitted

Answer 11

from one person to another

Question 12

vector

Answer 12

a carrier of disease; an insect, rodent or small animal that transmits disease

Question 13

fomite

Answer 13

inanimate object that may transmit disease