HLTH 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Circulation, Blood Vessel
23 Dec 2020
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Health 1001- lecture 6- diseases (non-communicable and infectious) Pain, mobility and flexibility are the leading disabilities in canada in people over 50. Mental, learning and pain related disabilities are the leading in the 15-24 age group. Shift globally to people experiencing non-communicable chronic health conditions. Lung cancer listed with trachea and bronchial disease. Increasing rates of falls, due to winter and aging population (go canada) Incidence- new diagnosed cases > conveying information about the risk of contracting the disease. Prevalence- people living with the disease plus new cases (always bigger than incidence) indicates how widespread the disease is morbidity rate looks at the incidence of a disease across a population and/or geographic location during a single year. Mortality rate is the rate of death in a population. Cardiovascular disease are defined as diseases and injuries of the cardiovascular system, the heart, blood vessels of the heart and the system of blood vessels.
