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NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
CONT

A noncommunicable disease (NCD) is a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another. NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, most heart diseases, most cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others. NCDs may be chronic or acute.

Key term(s)
  • non-communicable disease

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
CONT

Comme son nom l'indique, [une] maladie non transmissible est une maladie qui ne se transmet pas d'un individu à un autre. Les MNT, en version abrégée, regroupent les maladies cardio-vasculaires, les accidents vasculaires cérébraux, les cancers, les maladies auto-immunes, les insuffisances rénales chroniques, la maladie d'Alzheimer, l'asthme et de nombreuses autres pathologies.

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