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MEANING OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
CONTENT
- Meaning and Causes of Non-communicable Diseases
- Common Non-communicable Diseases, Causes and Prevention
Meaning of Non-communicable Diseases
Non-communicable diseases are diseases that cannot be transmitted from person to person. They are noninfectious health conditions that cannot be spread from one person to another. They last for a long period of time. Non-communicable diseases are also known as chronic diseases.
Causes of Non-communicable Diseases
They have many causes but are never caused by germs, bacteria or other living organisms that attack the body. They are rather caused by:
- Atomic fallouts.
- Chemical fallouts.
- Physiological failure of the tissues.
- Brain damage.
- Congenital problems.
- Dietary imbalance.
- Malnutrition.
- Heredity.
- Endocrine/hormonal accident.
Atomic fallout: Deposition on the surface of the earth of radioactive particles, released into the atmosphere as a result of nuclear explosions and by discharge from nuclear power and atomic installations.
Chemical fallouts: Chemical agents such as nerve gas, or biological weapons such as the contagious disease anthrax.
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