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Is pneumonia a lifestyle disease hereditary disease or infectious disease?
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∙ 13y ago
It is an infectious disease. However, you are more apt to get it if you smoke or have otherwise unhealthy lungs.
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Heart disease is and example of which type of disease infections or lifestyle?
Lifestyle disease
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What is a contagious disease that starts with p?
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Is pneumonia an allergic condition?
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What is the most lethal infectious disease of 1990?
pneumonia
What was the most lethal infectious disease of 1990?
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Is cardiovascular disease hereditary?
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What is the difference between lifestyle disease and hereditary disease?
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Whether Pneumonia is one of the genetic diseases?
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What is the medical condition parrot fever?
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If cardiovascular disease is hereditary, what can I do to lower my risk?
If a disease is hereditary, there aren't many ways to prevent it except for asking your doctor for health advice and tips on how to change your lifestyle choices for yourself and those who you're worried about.
Is influenza a heredity disease?
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What was the most infectious diseases of the 1900s?
In the 19th century there were lots of different types of disease but the most common ones are: tuberculosis, typhoid, scarlet fever and measles and hundreds of thousands of people died from these diseases.
