Apart from lifestyle, this array of diseases may be linked to genetic and cultural factors that require a standardized methodological research approach to generate scientifically sound evidence. As for communicable diseases, favoring early access to prevention and care of noncommunicable conditions is the...
Infectious, or communicable, diseases are those that can be passed between persons such as by means of airborne droplets from a cough or sneeze. Tiny organisms such as bacteria and fungi can produce infectious diseases. So can viruses. So can tiny worms. Whatever the causative agent might be,...
Infectious, or communicable, diseases are those that can be passed between persons such as by means of airborne droplets from a cough or sneeze. Tiny organisms such as bacteria and fungi can produce infectious diseases. So can viruses. So can tiny worms. Whatever the causative agent might be,...
What are communicable diseases? Communicable diseases, also known as infectious diseases or transmissible diseases, areillnesses that result from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic (capable of causing disease) biologic agents in an individual humanor other animal host. What are the 7 chi...
Inflammation and dysregulated immune responses are central pathogenic mechanisms in non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), type 2 diabetes, and neurodevelopmental disorders.1These diseases have their origins in very early life,2so quantification of chronic inflammation in inf...
Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2014 (World Health Organization, 2014). Asgari, F., Mirzazadeh, A. & Heidaria, H. Iran-non-communicable diseases risk factors surveillance-Data book for 2007 1–82 (Chakameh Ava Group, 2009). Hatmi, Z. N., Tahvildari, S., Motlag, A...
Equity in distribution of public subsidy for noncommunicable diseases among the elderly in India: an application of benefit incidence analysis. BMC Public Health. 2019;19:1735. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Dwivedi R, Pradhan J. Does equity in healthcare spending exist among Indian...
Explain how infectious and noninfectious diseases relate to communicable and noncommunicable diseases and conditions. A person who has both HbN and HbS is a carrier of the disease but does not exhibit symptoms. Explain in terms ...
Currently, approximately 13% of the world's population is obese and thus more susceptible to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and premature death than those with a normal body weight (WHO, 2018a). Children's exposure to food marketing is recognised as one of the important contributors to ...
This is consistent with international consensus that the primary objective of a sugar tax is to curb harm from sugar intake and fiscal policy is necessary to prevent noncommunicable diseases [12]. Examining the possible contradictions between health and economic goals would have required synthesizing ...