HEALTH

Question 1

diseases
that are not passed from one person
to another

Answer 1

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Question 2

Is a condition wherein the immune
system becomes hypersensitive to
something in the environment such
as molds, dust, mites, plant’s
pollen, food, and even medicines.
These things are called allergens.

Answer 2

ALLERGY

Question 3

Is a chronic lung disease in which
the passageways that allow air to
enter and leave the lungs are
inflamed and become narrow

Answer 3

ASTHMA

Question 4

Is a disease of the heart and blood
vessels

Answer 4

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

Question 5

occurs when the
coronary arteries are narrowed or
blocked by waxy substance referred
to as plaque.

Answer 5

CORONARY HEART DISEASE

Question 5

Is the hardening and thickening
of the artery wall. This may be
caused by atherosclerosis.

Answer 5

Arteriosclerosis

Question 6

Is the narrowing of the artery wall
due to deposit and build-up of fats,
cholesterol and other substances.

Answer 6

Atherosclerosis

Question 7

Is a group of diseases in which
cells divide in an uncontrolled
pace.

Answer 7

CANCER

Question 8

is cancerous. Malignant
tumors can spread infection and
destruction or nearby tissues and other
body parts.

Answer 8

MALIGNANT

Question 9

is not cancerous. Benign tumors
may increase in size but do not infect other
body parts. They are typically harmless
unless they are in a position where they
block normal tissues or organs.

Answer 9

BENIGN

Question 10

– is the most common form
of cancer.
- It is a malignant tumor that develops from
epithelial tissue and tends to spread to
other areas of the body.

Answer 10

Carcinoma

Question 11

are cancers that begin in the
connective or supportive tissues, which
develop in the muscle, bone, fat, blood
vessels, and cartilage.

Answer 11

Sarcomas

Question 12

are cancers arising in cells
of the lymphatic tissues or the immune
system tissues.

Answer 12

Lymphomas

Question 13

is a cancer of the blood or
bone marrow. It is characterized by an
abnormal production of blood cells.

Answer 13

leukemia

Question 14

use high-energy
radiation to kill or damage cancer cells.

Answer 14

RADIATION THERAPY

Question 15

uses anti-cancer drugs
that kill cancer inside the body, and
anti-cancer drug targets the cancer
cells.

Answer 15

CHEMOTHERAPY

Question 16

is the treatment
where the immune system is stimulated
to fight cancer cells.

Answer 16

Immunotherapy

Question 17

is a disease in
which the body produces little
or no insulin or cannot
properly use the insulin it
produces.

Answer 17

Diabetes or Diabetes
Mellitus

Question 18

is a painful
inflammation of joints that
affects the muscles, tendons,
and ligaments surrounding
the joints.

Answer 18

Arthritis

Question 19

normally
affects the hips, knees, and
hands with pain, stiffness, or
inflammation.
- It is caused by normal wear and
tear as we age and may be
worsened by infection or injury to
the joints

Answer 19

Osteoarthritis

Question 20

it
appears on hands, wrists, and
feet and other parts of body
parts other than joints.

Answer 20

Rheumatoid Arthritis –

Question 21

Is a condition where the kidney
stops to function properly causing
renal insufficiency.

Answer 21

Renal Failure is known as kidney
failure.