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Risk factors such as a person's background; lifestyle and environment are known to increase the likelihood of certain non-communicable diseases. They include age, gender, genetics, exposure to air pollution, and behaviors such as smoking, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity which can lead to hypertension and obesity, in turn leading to increased risk of many NCDs.
Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control (Indonesian: Direktorat Jenderal Pencegahan dan Pengendalian Penyakit) Secretariat of Directorate General; Directorate of Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control (Indonesian: Direktorat Pencegahan dan Pengendalian Penyakit Tidak Menular)
This artwork, at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, shows 10 different animal vectors. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that control and prevention of vector-borne diseases are emphasizing "Integrated Vector Management (IVM)", [ 22 ] which is an approach that looks at the links between health and environment ...
Hypertension, atrial fibrillation and smoking pose a stronger risk for severe stroke, according to a new study. However, lifestyle changes can help prevent stroke.
At least 592 cases were reported after the alert was first raised by Congo's health ministry on Oct. 29. The ministry said the disease had a fatality rate of 6.25%.
Doctors are encouraging Americans not to panic about mpox even after a recent severe case was detected in California and federal health officials sent out a notice to physicians to be on the ...
An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. [1] An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable disease, is an illness resulting from an infection.
Foodborne illnesses hospitalize more than 50,000 Americans every year, with more than 900 dying as a result of seven pathogens, including salmonella, the CDC said December 10 in findings based on ...