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Danessa Ramos

Anatomy/Physiology

Mr. Rios

03/14/2017

Disease

A a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that

produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct

result of physical injury.Lifestyle diseases are defined as diseases linked with the way people live

their life. This is commonly caused by alcohol, drug and smoking abuse as well as lack of

physical activity and unhealthy eating. Diseases that impact on our lifestyle are heart disease,

stroke, obesity and type II diabetes.

Cardiovascular disease is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood

vessels.Cardiovascular disease includes coronary artery diseases such as angina and myocardial

infarction commonly known as a heart attack.This may be caused by high blood pressure,

smoking, diabetes, lack of exercise, obesity, high blood cholesterol, poor diet, and excessive

alcohol consumption, among others. High blood pressure results in 13% of deaths, while tobacco

results in 9%, diabetes 6%, lack of exercise 6% and obesity 5%.You might think heart disease is

linked only with physical activities a lack of exercise, poor diet, smoking and excessive drinking.

While these habits do heighten the risk of high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes and other

cardiovascular problems, your thoughts, attitudes and emotions are just as important. They can

not only accelerate the onset of heart disease, but also get in the way of taking positive steps to

improve your health or that of a loved one.When the blood vessels are blocked in the kidneys, it
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can lead to the hypertension and to the kidney failure eventually. Furthermore, peripheral

vascular disease, which is the blockage of the arteries in the arms and legs, may cause their

immobility.

When you have diabetes, its crucial to manage the condition and control your blood

sugar. Thats because unchecked high blood sugar can increase your risk for organ damage

throughout your body. Fortunately, a little knowledge can help you prevent or reduce many

complications of diabetes.The risk for cardiovascular disease is much higher for people with

diabetes. Someone who has diabetes has an equal risk for heart disease as someone without

diabetes whos already had one heart attack. Diabetes is a self-managed condition, this means

that it is the person with diabetes, not their doctor, who is responsible for taking care of him or

herself on a daily basis. Diabetes involves making frequent, sometimes life or death decisions

under sometimes stressful and physically uncomfortable circumstances.In addition, diabetes

management is constant and can feel overwhelming. 29.1 million people or 9.3% of the U.S.

population have diabetes, 21.0 million people have been diagnosed.

Kidney disease can affect your bodys ability to clean your blood, filter extra water out of

your blood, and help control your blood pressure.When your kidneys are damaged, waste

products and fluid can build up in your body. That can cause swelling in your ankles, vomiting,

weakness, poor sleep, and shortness of breath. Without treatment, the damage can get worse,

and your kidneys may eventually stop working. Thats serious, and it can be life

threatening.People with chronic kidney disease and their caregivers often develop depression

due to the difficulty of adjusting to and coping with all the life changes that accompany both

chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease. These feelings of depression and difficulty

coping are very common, and even normal, for both patients and caregivers. More than 650,000
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patients per year in the United States and an estimated 2 million patients worldwide are affected

by end stage renal disease

Health is determined by several factors including genetic inheritance, personal behaviors,

access to quality health care, and the general external environment such as the quality of air,

water, and housing conditions. In addition, a growing body of research has documented

associations between social and cultural factors and health. or some types of social variables,

such as socioeconomic status or poverty, robust evidence of their links to health for a long time.
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