Chapter : 5. Human Disease
Non-Infectious (non-communicable) Diseases
Non-Infectious (non-communicable) Diseases :
These diseases remain confined to the person who develops them and do not spread to other. Non-infectious diseases may occur due to :
Malfunctioning of some important body organs (e.g., heart diseases, epilepsy etc.);
Inadequate diet or deficiency of nutrients, minerals and vitamins (e.g., Kwashiorkor, marasmus, beriberi, scurvy, night blindness etc.
Hypo or hyper secretion of hormones (e.g. diabetes, iodine-deficiency goiter, critinism, myxodema, exopthalmic goitre etc.
Malfunctioning of immune system (e.g., allergy)
Cancer.
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