Chapter 4 Flashcards
What are non-communicable diseases?
They are also known as chronic diseases. Of long duration and result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioral factors.
NCD kills ____ million people each year, equivalent to ___% of all deaths globally.
41 million, 71%
How many people die in the age of 30 and 69 years old each year?
15 million.
ps. over 85% of this deaths occur in low/middle income countries.
____ diseases account for most NCD deaths.
Cardiovascular.
ps. 17.9 million cardio deaths annually.
How many people die by NCD Cancer?
9 million.
How many people die by NCD Respiratory diseases?
3.9 million.
Cardiovascular diseases, Cancer, Respiratory, Diabetes account for over __% of premature NCD deaths.
80%
Each stick of cigarette has more than ____ chemicals.
4000.
Consuming one stick of cigarette can reduce __ minutes from a person’s life.
5 minutes.
Give at least 7 chemicals included in cigarettes.
It contains hydrogen cyanide, insecticides, methanol and butane fuels, benzene, cadmium, and formaldehyde.
Tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide are substances that are most harmful to our health.
What is Tar?
Build-ups. Disrupts clearing process of the lungs and air sacs.
What is Nicotine?
Toxic chemical compound made mostly of nitrogen that makes the heart beat fast.
Define Carbon Monoxide.
Poisonous chemical. It is from the burnt part of the cigarette that makes the heart do more work to supply oxygen in the body.
What are the 3 kinds of tobacco smoke?
Mainstream smoke, second-hand smoke, third-hand smoke.
Define mainstream smoke.
Known as the first-hand smoke. Smoke lit from the cigarette that is inhaled and exhaled by the same person.
