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Author: Alton Biggs
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Chapter 37, Problem 38A
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The non infectious disease and example of each type.

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A non infectious disease is a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another. It includes most heart diseases, most cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, etc.

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A non infectious disease is a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another. It includes most heart diseases, most cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, etc. ; the list of each of the types of non infectious disease and example of each type.

    Irritable bowel syndrome  the muscles in the digestive tract do not function properly
    cancer It is caused when healthy cells become mutated 
    narcolepsyIt is a chronic sleeping disorder
    fibromyalgiais a condition where an individual suffers chronic fatigue 
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A non infectious disease includes most heart diseases, most cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, etc.

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