Tag: categories of diseases

Chronic disease is a long-lasting condition that can be controlled but not cured. The term chronic is usually applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. Common chronic diseases include arthritis, asthma, cancer, diabetes and viral diseases such as hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS.

Droplet infection is the infection which is transmitted by the oral discharge during coughing and sneezing. It is a direct method of infection where the pathogens are easily transmitted from the carrier to the healthy host.

Asthma is a respiratory condition marked by attacks of spasm in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. It is usually connected to the allergic reaction or other forms of hypersensitivity. Hay fever is the common name for allergic rhinitis. It is an allergic reaction to allergens, or triggers, breathed in through the nose. When one of these allergens is breathed in, there is an immune response in the lining of the nose. This causes the nasal passages to become swollen and inflamed. Asthma and hayfever are closely linked, and approximately 80% of people with asthma also suffer from hayfever.

Tuberculosis (TB) is an acute or chronic infection caused by the tubercle bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Viral fever is an acute viral infection. The most common viral fever is the seasonal flu. The virus is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The common cold is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract which primarily affects the nose. It usually resolves in seven to ten days, with some symptoms lasting up to three weeks. Examples of chronic illnesses are cancer, AIDS, kidney disease and diabetes.

Goiter is the condition caused by the deficiency of thyroid hormone. The thyroid gland (a gland in the neck that produces hormones) needs iodine that helps to manufacture thyroid hormones (chemicals released into the bloodstream that controls the body's growth and metabolism). If our body doesn't receive enough iodine, our thyroid gland becomes underactive and increases in size called as goiter.

Parkinson is a disease which can stay for a lifetime. Hence, it is a chronic disease. Therefore, (b) is the correct answer.

Public health programs are important in educating the public and promoting healthy lifestyles and awareness about chronic diseases like cancer diabetes. Therefore, (c) is the correct answer.

Ailments which can last for a long time, as much as a lifetime are called as chronic diseases. These are mainly caused due to severe metabolic disorder. The term chronic is usually applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. chronic diseases constitute a major cause of mortality, chronic non-communicable conditions to be by far the leading cause of mortality in the world.

Ailments which can last for a long time, as much as a lifetime are called as chronic diseases. These are mainly caused due to severe metabolic disorder.