1. A non-communicable disease (NCD) is a medical condition or disease that is not caused by infection. NCDs can refer to diseases which last for long periods of time and escalate slowly. NCDs are the leading cause of death globally.
  2. Tobacco use, physical inactivity, the harmful use of alcohol and unhealthy diets all increase the risk of dying from a NCD. Circumstances like this increase a higher chance of dying especially if you already have a NCD. This can give breathing problems.
  3. There are roughly 152,000 strokes in the UK every year that is more than one every five minutes.Every year, 15 million people around the world suffer a stroke. Around six million die and another five million are left permanently disabled. Stroke is the second leading cause of disability.Disability may include loss of vision and / or speech or getting paralysed.
  4. Cardiovascular disease  is a group of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels.Cardiovascular disease includes coronary artery disease such as angina and heart attacks.
  5.  It does this by lowering your blood pressure preventing blood clots, which can lead to heart attack or stroke.
  6. An artificial heart is a device that replaces the heart. Artificial hearts are typically used to aid until the the time of an heart transplantation, or to permanently replace the heart in case heart transplantation is not possible.
  7. By the heart valve being faulty, blood is not able to pump blood around the body quick enough which can cause heart failure.
  8.  Balloon valvuloplasty cures many symptoms of a faulty heart disease.
  9. Two risks of non communicable dieases are unhealthy diets and physical inactivity.
  10. A person with a high risk factor is not likely to get the disease but it depends on how theyre body reacts.
  11. A heart transplant surgery may be considered if you have severe heart failure.(question 6)