The Body Diseases
By: Cooper Stiles
Cardiovascular Diseases
Risk behaviors: Age, family history, smoking.
Symptoms: Chest pain, fainting, dizziness.
Recommended treatment: CPR, stents, heart bypass surgery.
Prevention tips/Fighting: Excersize, eat healthy, stopping smoking.
2. Heart Attack
Risk behaviors: Smoking, obesity, high blood cholesterol.
Symptoms: Dizziness, fatigue, lightheadedness.
Recommended treatment: Aspirin, pain relievers, beta blockers.
Prevention tips/Fighting: Take it easy, no smoking, be smart about cholesterol.
3. High Blood Pressure
Risk behaviors: Unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, obesity.
Symptoms: No symptoms.
Recommended treatment: Losing weight, quitting smoking, aerobic exercise.
Prevention tips/Fighting: Eat healthy, cut back on salt, exercise regularly.
Respiratory Diseases
Risk Behaviors: Smoking, physical inactivity, obesity.
Symptoms: Cough, wheezing, chest tightness.
Recommended Treatment: Proper medicine.
Prevention Tips/Fighting: Take proper medication.
Lung Cancer
Risk Behaviors: Family history, exposure to asbestos, exposure to radon gas.
Symptoms: Shortness of breath, wheezing, pain in the chest.
Recommended Treatment: Surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy.
Prevention Tips/Fighting: Healthy diet, avoiding things known to cause cancer.
Allergies
Risk Behaviors: Family history, are a child, have asthma.
Symptoms: Hives, rash, fever, sneezing, runny nose.
Recommended Treatment: Proper treatment.
Prevention Tips/Fighting: Stay away from things you're allergic to.
Muscular Diseases
Risk Behaviors: Being a young boy.
Symptoms: Pain in muscles, abnormality walking, muscle weakness.
Recommended Treatment: Beta Blockers, ACE inhibitors, exercise.
Prevention Tips/Fighting: No ways to prevent.
Myopathy
Risk Behaviors: Infection, medication, vitamin D deficiency.
Symptoms: Weakness in muscles, cramps, stiffness.
Recommended Treatment: Cortercostiroids, heel cord surgery, spine straightening surgery.
Prevention Tips/Fighting: No way to prevent.
Fibromyalgia
Risk Behaviors: Fatigue, altered sleep, altered memory.
Symptoms: Pain in muscles, muscle tenderness, constipation.
Recommended Treatment: Cymbalta, savelta, lyrica.
Prevention Tips/Fighting: No way to prevent.
Nervous System Diseases
Risk Behaviors: Exposure to radiation.
Symptoms: Muscle weakness, dizziness, fatigue.
Recommended Treatment: Tomotherapy, radiation, prescriptions.
Prevention Tips/Fighting: No way to prevent.
Parkinsons
Risk Behaviors: Age, heredity, gender.
Symptoms: Stiff muscles, difficulty standing, difficulty walking.
Recommended Treatment: Physical exercise, medications.
Prevention Tips/Fighting: No way to prevent.
Alzheimers
Risk Behaviors: Age, family history, heredity.
Symptoms: Agression, loss of memory, hallucinations.
Recommended Treatment: Physical exercise, prescriptions.
Prevention Tips/Fighting: No way to prevent.
Skeletal System Diseases
Risk Behaviors: Radiation, chordomas, genetic disorders.
Symptoms: Pain in bones, fatigue, loss of appetite.
Recommended Treatment: Steroids, prescriptions.
Prevention Tips/Fighting: Avoiding radiation, industrial chemicals.
Leukemia
Risk Behaviors: Genetic disorders, family history.
Symptoms: Pain in bones, dizziness, fatigue.
Recommended Treatment: Chemotherapy.
Prevention Tips/Fighting: No way to prevent.
Arthritis
Risk Behaviors: Family history, age, previous joint injury.
Symptoms: Pain in joints, fatigue, bump in finger.
Recommended Treatment: Anti-inflammatory, pain reliever, steroids.
Prevention Tips/Fighting: No way to prevent.