NON-COMMUNICABLE

DISEASES OR NCD’S
WHAT ARE THE EXAMPLES OF
DISEASES THAT ARE NOT
INFECTIOUS?
• INFECTIOUS: DISEASE THAT LIKELY
TO BE TRANSMITTED TO PEOPLE.

EXAMPLE:
COVID 19 TUBERCULOSIS (TB)

DENGUE
COLD
 NOT INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
• ALSO CALLED AS NON-
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
• DISEASES THAT CANNOT BE
TRANSMITTED FROM ONE PERSON
TO ANOTHER.
 NATURE OF NON-
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
• JUST LIKE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, EVERYONE IS AT
RISK OF ACQUIRING NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
• THEY ARE ALSO CALLED AS CHRONIC DISEASES.
• CHRONIC DISEASES PROGRESS SLOWLY AND LAST FOR
LONG DURATION.
• ACCORDING TO WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
(WHO), ABOUT 38 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
DIE OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES EACH
YEAR.
 FOUR TYPES OF NON-
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES: ARE

DISEASES AFFECTING THE HEART AND THE
BLOOD VESSEL
EXAMPLE:

Man having a heart attack Stroke

CANCER: IS A GROUP OF DISEASES
INVOLVING ABNORMAL CELL GROWTH
WITH THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD TO
OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY.
DIABETES: IS A DISEASE IN WHICH
YOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE, OR BLOOD
SUGAR, LEVEL ARE TOO HIGH.
CHRONIC RESPIRATORY
DISEASES: DISEASES OF
AIRWAYS AND OTHER PARTS OF
THE LUNG.
EXAMPLE:

Asthma
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
 RISK FACTORS

A.UNHEALTHY DIET
-PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY CONSUME
FOOD AND DRINKS THAT ARE FATTY AND
CONTAIN TOO MUCH SUGAR MAY BE AT
RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
AND DIABETES.
 RISK FACTORS

B. LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

-IF THEY DO NOT PERFORM PHYSICAL
ACTIVITIES THAT MAY STRENGTHEN
THEIR BODY SYSTEM.
 RISK FACTORS
C. USE OF TOBACCO AND OTHER
SUBSTANCES
- LONG-TERM USE OF TOBACCO AND
REGULAR INTAKE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
MAY LEAD TO CANCER OR RESPIRATORY
DISEASES.
OTHER FACTORS:

AGING
-AS PEOPLE GROW OLD, THEIR BODY
SYSTEM BECOMES WEAK AND MORE PRONE IN
DEVELOPIND DISEASES.
OTHER FACTORS:

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
-EVEN A PERSON PRACTICES HEALTHY
HABITS, HE OR SHE MAY STILL DEVELOP
DISEASES BECAUSE OF POOR ENVIRONMENT
CONDITIONS.
OTHER FACTORS:

HEREDITARY FACTORS
-DISEASES THAT ARE PASSED
FROM ONE GENERATION TO
ANOTHER.
ACTIVITY:
COMPARE AND CONTRAST

USING THE SPACES INSIDE THE DIAGRAM,

WRITE THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN INFECTIOUS AND NON-
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ASSIGNMENT:
USING YOUR SOURCES, SEARCH FOR OTHER
EXAMPLES OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
COMPLETE THE TABLE BELLOW:
NON-COMMUNICABLE SISEASES EXAMPLE

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

CANCER

CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES

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