5 Major Health Problems in The World

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5 Major Health Problems in The World

Overtime, health problems are becoming more common and complicated than before, and the number affected people is increasing more than ever for many reasons including our food and lifestyle which are gradually becoming unhealthy.
Among all the popular diseases, there are five which are considered the top popular health problems in the whole world, these are usually caused by unhealthy diet, high stress levels, lack of exercise, genetic issues, environmental degradation,and many others.
Here, we will discuss the most popular health issues which hits people all over the world y along with their symptoms and causes.

1. Cancer
Obviously, the major concern of the of the 21st century is cancer.
Yes, it is. Actually, its increasing occurrence with modernization and advancement is frightening almost everyone especially that it has unknown causes and unknown remedies. Some are saying that perhaps it is caused by environmental deterioration, or due to the increased exposure to chemicals and radiation…
Although we don’t know the particular cause of cancer, we know that there are some risk factors like tobacco, smoking, sun radiation obesity, alcoholism, infections (like Hepatitis B virus and Human Papillomavirus) and many others contribute to the genesis of particular kinds of cancer. Additionally, genetics can also play a key role in increasing the risk of cancer among siblings and relatives.
Statistics showed that most common cancer are prostate cancer for males and breast cancer for females.

Types of Cancer Treatment

2. Diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2
Diabetes is another common disease striking big number of people and associated with abnormally high blood glucose levels.
When the levels of blood sugar level increases more than the normal levels( 110 mg/dl).
The insulin hormone which is normally secreted by β cells of pancreas in the body maintains a normal blood glucose level between 70-110 mg/dl.
However, if any abnormality causes damage of β cells, there will be little or no secretion of insulin, thus the result will be a diabetes state.
Diabetes is two types:
Type 1 diabetes commonly seen in children and youth and needs injecting insulin.
Type 2 diabetes affects older people and happen when cells of the body become resistant to action of insulin.
Additionally, Diabetes can lead to serious complications which affect brain, eye, heart, nerves, ear, skin and others parts of the body.

3. Heart diseases
Smoking, high-fat diet, lack of exercise, sedentary lifestyle, etc are causing many serious heart diseases like myocardial infarction, and heart failure. These problems are actually killing more people than many other diseases and forms of cancer.
The common causes of heart diseases are smoking, eating too much fats, lack of exercise, unhealthy lifestyle, diabetes, Atherosclerosis, high blood pressure and infections and many others.

4. Alzheimer’s disease

Even the brain may be hit by some problems like Alzheimer’s. This disease affects cognitive function of the brain, and females suffer from this problem more than males who usually suffer from Parkinson disease.
Like many other diseases, Alzheimer disease doesn’t have an exact cause; however, aging and family history, obesity, high blood pressure and down syndrome increases the risks of this disease.

5. Influenza
Influenza is a common health problem which most people suffer from especially in winter. I t is well- known that a healthy person can fight influenza on his/her own; however, it can be more difficult for children, old, pregnant women, and other immunocompromised people.
If you have special conditions like diabetes and hypertension, then influenza my develop to
serious complications like pneumonia.
Such serious complications mean that influenza poses a serious threat especially to immunocompromised people.
The best way to protect yourself and your friend is taking a preemptive vaccination, regular washing of hands, preventing unnecessary, wearing masks, etc.
The above 5 diseases are the most popular ones, so try to protect yourself from their causes to stay healthy.

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