Disease

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  • Disease
    • Disease
      • infections caused by bacteria and viruses
      • Damage to body tissues caused by toxic chemicals
      • Dietary deficiencies or exess
      • Genetic disorders
      • PIES
        • Physical
          • Restricts growth
          • Reduce strength and mobility
        • Intellectual
          • Pain makes it hard to concentrate
        • Emotional
          • Reduced mobility can cause depression
        • Social
          • Disease can cause social isolation
    • Obesity
      • Common
      • Large store of fat
      • Eating too many carbs, fats or not exercising enough
      • Lead to...
        • High blood pressure
        • Diabetes
        • Heart disease
        • Loss of mobility
        • Increased risk of cancer
      • Treated by reducing food intake and increasing exercise
    • Diabetes
      • Persons body cannot control amount of sugar in the blood
      • Incurable can be treated with drugs
      • Untreated it can lead to...
        • High blood pressure
        • Strokes
    • Heart disease
      • Heart doesn't work as well
      • Lead to...
        • Shortness of breath
        • Weakness
    • Cancer
      • Caused by body cells multiplying uncontrollably
        • Tumour
      • Tumour takes blood which deprives other body tissues
      • Can multiply

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