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Is Alzheimer's Disease noncommunicable?
Of course! You will never "catch" Alzheimer's. While it has not been shown to be directly inherited, there is often a family history of the disease.
Is Lou Gehrig's disease a communicable disease?
No, Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) is not a communicable disease. It is a neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscles. It is not contagious and cannot be transmitted from person to person.
Can you catch Lou Gehrig's Disease from someone?
No, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) is a GENETIC disease
Is asthma an infectious disease caused by a bacteria that causes inflammation and calcification in the lungs?
Asthma is not infectious disease. It does not spread from one person to other person.
Can a woman give Lyme disease to a man?
Lyme disease is generally not considered as a sexually transmitted disease. So no, a woman can't give Lyme disease to a man.
Lymphoma is a disease that prevents the lymph nodes from functioning properly. which would be a result of someone having this disease?
A person would be more likely to be harmed by common viruses
Why does polio happen in northern Nigeria?
Because there is a population that has not been vaccinated against it. It is a viral disease, spread person to person. Vaccination prevents transmission of the disease.
What does the word disease means?
The term 'disease' refers to any abnormal condition of an organism that impairs function. This causes discomfort, dysfunction, distress, or death to the person afflicted or those in contact with the person. From: Wikipedia
What is the term for a person that is preoccupied with having an illness or disease?
Hypochondriac
What form of contraception prevents a person from having any biological children in the future?
Sterilization, which includes procedures like tubal ligation for females or vasectomy for males, prevents individuals from having biological children in the future by permanently blocking their reproductive system.
What is the carrier effect in immunology?
A carrier is a person or an animal that shows no signs of having a disease but has the infectious cause and is capable of transmitting the disease to others.
What disease prevents someone from having children?
There are many things that stop people having children. Infertility is one example. Certain sexually transmitted infections prevent pregnancy. Some things like Pelvic inflammatory disease can cause infertility in some people but not always.
What disorder prevents normal blood clotting?
Von Willebrand's disease. prolongs bleeding time but it doesn't actually prevent it... just delays it. if a person with no von disease bleeds for ten seconds when cut or something a person with von will probably bleed longer before it clots.
Does having a disease make you a bad person?
Mostly no but yes in case of untreated severe mental dis.
Does active immunity involve a person becoming immune to a pathogen as a result of having a disease?
by vaccination
What are the dis advantages of euthanasia?
Euthanasia prevents someone from completing their "unfinished business". You can't always be sure that a person's disease is incurable. You may severely disappoint a Masochist.
What is difference between false negative and false positive?
A false negative indicates that a person may not have a disease that is being checked for or that the person may not be pregnant. Having a false positive would be the opposite showing that the person does have a disease or could be pregnant.
