SB5b Non-communicable Diseases

Question 1

cirrhosis

Answer 1

A disease of the liver, often caused by drinking a large amount of ethanol (alcohol) over a long period of time.

Question 2

deficiency disease

Answer 2

A disease caused by a lack of a particular nutrient in the body, such as anaemia caused by a lack of iron.

Question 3

drug

Answer 3

A substance that we take into the body, which affects how the body works.

Question 4

genetic disorder

Answer 4

A disease caused by faulty alleles of our genes.

Question 5

malnutrition

Answer 5

Health problems caused by a diet that contains too little or too much of one or more nutrients.