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Lifestyle diseases can be defined as the diseases linked to the manner in which a person lives their life. These diseases are non-communicable , and can be caused by lack of physical activity , unhealthy eating , alcohol , substance use disorders and smoking tobacco , which can lead to heart disease , stroke , obesity , type II diabetes and ...
According to Global Oral Health Status Report: Towards Universal Health Coverage for Oral Health by 2030 (WHO report), Globally, oral diseases affect 3.5 billion people and every three out of four people lives in middle-income countries. In India, there has been a steady increase in the burden of oral diseases since last two decades. [9]
[11] [12] The origin or source of the disease in India, [13] as well as the outbreak in 2022 remained unknown. [14] A comparison and analysis of the 2022 outbreak with the 2019 version found differences in the disease. [15] States such as Kerala reported 30-40 cases each between December 2019 and January 2021. [13]
After Nipah virus outbreaks in India in 2001 and 2007 (both in the eastern state of West Bengal), an outbreak occurred in Kerala in 2018. [1] The 2018 Kerala outbreak was traced to fruit bats in the area, was generally confined to Kozhikode and Malappuram districts, [2] [3] and claimed 17 lives. [4]
Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and obesity. Nutrition – provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life.
At the end of the colonial period, death rates from infectious diseases such as cholera had fallen to a low, although other diseases were still rampant. [2] In modern-day India, the spread of communicable diseases is under better control and now non-communicable diseases, mostly like cardiovascular diseases, are major killers. [2]
Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and NGOs such as the Indian Heart Association have been raising awareness about this issue. [3] While studying 22 different SNPs near to MC 4-R gene, scientists have identified an SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) named rs12970134 to be mostly associated with waist circumference. In ...
Of the 17 neglected tropical diseases which the World Health Organization recognized in 2017, six are common in India. [87] Those 6 diseases are Lymphatic filariasis, kala-azar (Visceral leishmaniasis), Leptospirosis, Rabies, Soil-transmitted helminthiasis, and Dengue fever. [87]