- CAD.
- Stroke.
- Respiratory illness.
- COPD.
- Cancers.
- Diabetes.
- Alzheimer's disease.
- Diarrhea.
What are some famous diseases?
- Chickenpox.
- Common cold.
- Diphtheria.
- E. coli.
- Giardiasis.
- HIV/AIDS.
- Infectious mononucleosis.
- Influenza (flu)
What are the 10 most common diseases?
- Heart disease. Share on Pinterest Many of the top 10 causes of death are preventable through lifestyle changes and regular checkups. …
- Cancer. Deaths in 2017: 599,108. …
- Unintentional injuries. …
- Chronic lower respiratory disease. …
- Stroke and cerebrovascular diseases. …
- Alzheimer's disease. …
- Diabetes. …
- Influenza and pneumonia.
What are the top 5 deadliest diseases?
In 2018, the five deadliest illnesses in the U.S. were
heart disease, cancer, lung disease, cerebrovascular disease, and Alzheimer's disease
. The other leading causes of death due to disease were diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, and kidney disease.
What are some names of diseases?
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
- AIDS (HIV/AIDS)
- Alphaviruses.
- Alzheimer's Disease.
- Alzheimer's Diseases (Spanish)
- Arboviral Encephalitis.
- Arthritis.
- Babesiois.
What is the most common disease?
According to current statistics,
hepatitis B
is the most common infectious disease in the world, affecting some 2 billion people — that's more than one-quarter of the world's population.
What are the top 5 preventable deaths?
The estimated average number of potentially preventable deaths for the five leading causes of death in persons aged
91,757 for diseases of the heart
, 84,443 for cancer, 28,831 for chronic lower respiratory diseases, 16,973 for cerebrovascular diseases (stroke), and 36,836 for unintentional injuries ( …
What is the rarest disease?
According to the Journal of Molecular Medicine,
Ribose-5 phosphate isomerase deficiency, or RPI Deficinecy
, is the rarest disease in the world with MRI and DNA analysis providing only one case in history.
What's the worst lung disease?
According to the American Lung Association,
COPD
is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Dr. Meyer identifies COPD as one of the most serious and dangerous respiratory illnesses, and COPD is the number one problem seen in most pulmonology offices. “It's a very serious disease.
Which disease has no cure?
cancer
.
dementia
, including Alzheimer's disease. advanced lung, heart, kidney and liver disease. stroke and other neurological diseases, including motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis.
What are the 6 killer diseases?
Of great importance to public and child health are the vaccines against the so-called six killer diseases of childhood-
measles, pertussis, diphtheria, tetanus, tuberculosis and poliomyelitis
.
What animal kills the most humans?
Source: CNET | Animal Humans killed per year | 1 Mosquitoes 1,000,000 | 2 Humans (homicides only) 475,000 | 3 Snakes 50,000 |
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What are the 4 types of diseases?
There are four main types of disease:
infectious diseases, deficiency diseases, hereditary diseases
(including both genetic diseases and non-genetic hereditary diseases), and physiological diseases. Diseases can also be classified in other ways, such as communicable versus non-communicable diseases.
What are the 7 diseases?
- Pneumonic/Bubonic Plague. …
- Spanish and Swine Flu — H1N1. …
- Polio. …
- Chagas Disease. …
- Leprosy. …
- Hookworm. …
- Tuberculosis.
What disease can you get from kissing?
Glandular fever
– also known as the kissing disease. Glandular fever is the common term for a viral infection called infectious mononucleosis, caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. The virus is spread through saliva and infection occurs through contact.
What are the two types of diseases?
- communicable , which are caused by pathogens and can be transferred from one person to another, or from one organism to another – in humans these include measles, food poisoning and malaria.
- non-communicable , which are not transferred between people or other organisms.