diseases

We really have to be aware that health is our wealth, in our time right now we have to know what is the classification of diseases. Morbidity is due to common and uncommon diseases, communicable, and non-communicable diseases are part and parcel of our living. A meaningful understanding of such types of diseases is essential in being able to lead purposive, productive, and healthful lives.

In this connection, there is a need to distinguish common and uncommon diseases based on the frequency of occurrences. Children's diseases generally differ from adult diseases. What may be common among children may not be necessarily common among adults.

Let us focus on the children's common and uncommon diseases. Common diseases are those affecting many children during the childhood years irrespective of the sex economic status of the parents, and the place they were live. These include cold, measles,chicken pox, dengue fever based on the latest Department of Health data uncommon diseases are rare and unusual.

Diseases may also be categorized as communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Communicable diseases are caused by a microorganism or macro organism and are transferred from one person to another through direct and indirect contacts. These diseases caused by germs or pathogens(disease-producing organisms) or biological disease agents. These pathogens vary in size from the smallest virus which can be seen in through an electron microscope to the multicellular which can be seen bt the naked eye. These are viruses causing measles, mumps, chickenpox, and colds.

Some bacteria cause tuberculosis, typhoid, pneumonia, and syphilis. Amoebiasis and malaria are due to one-celled animals while scabies, intestinal parasites, and head lice can be traced to many-celled animals. Since communicable diseases can be transmitted through direct and indirect means, measures can be planned to prevent and control them.

Non-communicable or non-infectious diseases are bought about by microorganisms or pathogens, They are due to several factors. Some non-infectious diseases are the following.

• Organic-caused by malfunctioning body part,e.g.enlarged heart, and nephritis.

• Functional-due to emotional trauma or experiences of the individual ,e.g. nervous breakdown due to the death of a relative, kleptomania, or being paranoid.

• Congenital-brought about by conditions during fetal life and the baby is born with it,e.g, abnormal mitral valve of the heart.

• Degenerative-brought about by the old age or other factors wherein body cells deteriorate and lose their resiliency,e.g. arteriosclerosis, arthritis.

• Nutritional- triggered by a lack of intake of nutrients, e.g. malnutrition-iron anemia, common goiter and kwashiorkor,overnutrition-hypertension, kidney stones, and tooth decay.

• Endocrine-due to improper functioning of the endocrine glands,e.g giantism, dwarfism, and diabetes mellitus.

• Cardiovascular-resulting from the improper function of the heart and blood vessels,e.g. coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis.

• Radiological-due to exposure to radioactive materials,e.g.leukemia and cancers due to exposure to radioactive elements.

• Physical-those due to injuries suffered by a body part,e.g.fractures and dislocation due to accidents.

• Allergenic-due to person sensitivity to exposure to offending and resulting in exaggerated reactions such as itching, skin rashes, sneezing, respiratory difficulty, shock, or even death,e.gsenditivitytopollen grain, animal fur, and flowers or eating eggs, shrimps or chicken.

I really hope this will help in our daily living to be aware of the disease we can avoid in knowing their classifications.