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NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND THEIR PREVENTION
CONTENT
- Meaning of Non-communicable Diseases
- Causes of Non-communicable Diseases
- Common Non-communicable Diseases and their Causes
- Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases
Meaning of Non-communicable Diseases
Non-communicable diseases are diseases that cannot be transmitted from one to another.
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.
Physiological failures of the tissues: Inability of the body tissues to work properly.
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