Because many people don't know they have it and you can suddenly die from a stroke or heart attack ........................
hypertension
Not a disease per say, the overconsumption of salt is often called the "silent killer".
Hypertension (high blood pressure) leads to heart attacks, strokes and aneurysms. The person suffering these things can not "feel" the high blood pressure causing them - it is painless and therefore "silent".
Hypertension. High blood pressure.
it's typicallly ordinary, and with time your cake will bake
Hypertension without a known cause is called primary or essential hypertension.
because people die from it, and it can be ignored until it strikes.
It was written in Germany by a monk
Hypertension is the medical name for high blood pressure. Moderate or severe hypertension is a serious medical disorder, often displaying no symptoms, and is sometimes referred to as "the silent killer. "
true
these are misnomers actually,when there is no evident cause of hypertension then it is called idiopathic/benign/primary/unspecified hypertension. http://treathypertension.blogspot.com/
Many diseases are called this. When I read your question, I thought the answer was diabetes and my husband thought it was heart disease. I entered "the silent killer" on Yahoo search and found that both were correct. Also listed were hypertension, ovarian cancer and premature ejaculation.