Life expectancy – average number of years people are expected to live based on the year they are born. Then? 49 years Now? 78 years Life expectancy- then vs. now
Genetic – Huntington’s, Sickle Cell Psychiatric – depression, bipolar, schizophrenia Infectious diseases Lifestyle Diseases
diseases that are passed from person to person. caused by a bacteria, a virus or another germ that is passed from a person with the infection to a person who doesn’t have the infection. An action or behavior passes the infection from one person to another
To determine if a disease is an infectious disease or a lifestyle disease ask yourself this question: Is it caused by a bacteria, virus or another germ? Can it be passed/transmitted from person to person through an action or behavior? If the answer is yes to both, it’s an infectious disease.
Cold Flu STIs (sexually transmitted infections) HIV Strep throat Mononucleosis Others?
diseases that develop over time because of a person’s daily actions. They are affected by three things: Heredity - what you inherit through your genes/DNA from your Mom and Dad Environment – your surroundings Behavior – the daily actions (like eating habits, exercise, etc)
Obesity Stroke Heart attack Lung cancer High blood pressure Type 2 Diabetes Cirrhosis of the liver Others?
Overeating, not exercising and smoking, drinking alcohol: Breast cancer
Overeating, not exercising and smoking: Heart disease/heart attacks Strokes High blood pressure
Overeating, not exercising: Obesity Type II diabetes
Smoking: Lung cancer Abusing alcohol: Cirrhosis of the liver
Can lifestyle diseases be cured or treated? Can lifestyle diseases be fatal (deadly)? Answers: Some can be cured, some can be treated, some are fatal, some are not fatal.
Can infectious diseases be cured or treated? Can infectious diseases be fatal (deadly)? Answers: Some can be cured, some can be treated, some are fatal, some are not fatal.
Overeating, not exercising and smoking
Obesity – over eating, not exercising Stroke – over eating, not exercising, smoking Heart attack – over eating, not exercising, smoking Lung cancer – smoking High blood pressure - over eating, not exercising, smoking Type 2 Diabetes - over eating, not exercising Cirrhosis of the liver – abusing alcohol Others?