Which of the following is an example of non-infectious disease?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is High Blood Pressure.

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioral factors.
The main types of NCD are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
Unhealthy diets and a lack of physical activity may show up in people as raised blood pressure, increased blood glucose, elevated blood lipids and obesity. These are called metabolic risk factors that can lead to cardiovascular disease, the leading NCD in terms of premature deaths.

Key Points

High blood pressure

High blood pressure, often referred to as a condition of high blood pressure, is a medical condition with increased blood pressure levels in the arteries.
If it persists for a long time, it can lead to many other life-threatening diseases including heart disease and even stroke.
Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Every time your heart beats, it pumps blood into the arteries. Your blood pressure is highest when your heart beats, pumping blood. This is called systolic pressure.
It is easy to diagnose a person's blood pressure using a medical device called a sphygmomanometer.

Additional Information

Pneumonia

Pneumonia is a serious infection of the lungs caused by various bacteria, viruses and fungi.
It can be mild and sometimes even prove fatal.
It affects people with weakened immune systems, older people above 65 years of age, infants and young children.
Pneumonia can be bacterial, viral or mycoplasmic.

Influenza

Influenza is an acute viral infection of the upper or lower respiratory tract that is marked by fever, chills, and a generalized feeling of weakness and pain in the muscles, together with varying degrees of soreness in the head and abdomen.
Influenza viruses are categorized as types A, B, C, and D.

Typhoid

Typhoid is an infectious bacterial disease that mainly spreads through contaminated food or water.
It can also spread due to poor hygienic conditions.
The major symptoms of this disease are characterized by high fever, loss of appetite and diarrhoea.