BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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Asthma
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Liver disease
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HIV
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Cardiovascular disease
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genetic disorders
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally.
Detailed explanation-2: -Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, are non-transmissible diseases of often long duration. Examples of NCDs include mental health conditions, stroke, heart disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main types of NCD are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. One person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease. About 697, 000 people in the United States died from heart disease in 2020-that’s 1 in every 5 deaths.