DISEASES

Prepared by: Kimberly V. Aseas, R.N.

Lesson 1 Disease: What It Is and What Its Not

DISEASE is a term for an abnormal condition that impairs the normal functioning of an organism or body.

Any condition causes:

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h.

Discomfort Dysfunction Distress Death Disability Disorder Syndrome Infection

Types of diseases

COMMUNICABLE or CONTAGIOUS DISEASES are infectious diseases capable of passing from one person to another.

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES are those diseases which are not infectious which may result from generic or lifestyle.

The leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the Philippines

Cause of mortality Heart Diseases Vascular System Diseases Malignant Neoplasm Accidents Pneumonia Male* 38,677 29,054 20,634 27,720 15,831 Female* 29,019 22,814 18,664 6,246 16,224 Percent 17.1 13.1 9.9 8.6 8.1

Tuberculosis, all forms

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical, laboratory findings, NEC Chronic lower respiratory diseases Diabetes Mellitus Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period * for every 100,000

18,367
10,740 12,998 6,823 8,397

8,404
10,623 5,907 7,373 5,725

6.8
5.4 4.8 3.6 3.6

Cause of Morbidity Acute Lower Respiratory Track Infection and Pneumonia Diarrhea Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis Influenza Hypertension TB Respiratory Heart Diseases Malaria Chickenpox Measles

Male** 770.9 695.0 639.6 455.4 325.4 126.4 28.8 41.1 30.3 30.2

Female** 748.2 655.0 677.0 503.1 420.7 84.0 29.2 30.4 30.4 30.4

Rate* 861.2 786.2 771.4 550.6 415.5 117.9 38.8 36.5 33.4 32.6

** rate/100,000 of sex-specific population * Total population of regions with reports only

The conditions contributing to diseases

Economy B. Culture C. Environment D. Politics E. Education

A.

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