HSCI 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Hearing Loss, List Of Food Labeling Regulations
10 Nov 2016
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These are diseases not spread through contact. Caused by how people live, conditions they are born with or environmental hazards. In most cases, no cure for genetic disorders/birth defects. Ex. ) harmful substances present in environment (chemicals, second hand smoke, radon, asbestos) Caused by long exposure to adverse social, environmental, behavioral and lifestyle factors. Long latency between cumulative exposure to risk/disease outcomes. Requires decades of treatment and care coordination. Becoming more prevalent due to many factors: Progressive urbanization and improvement of socioeconomic conditions. Burden of ncds greater than communicable in low/middle/high income countries. Risk factors relate with lifestyle (within people"s control) Often preventable at low cost but expensive for treatment. Ischaemic heart disease, stroke, copd, lower respiratory infections etc. Non-communicable diseases (aka chronic and degenerative diseases): cannot be spread by infectious agent, last a long time, disabling usually and lead to death with inadequate treatment,
