Answer:
The detailed answer is as follows-
Explanation:
Rank the diseases in order by number of deaths-
1. Heart disease: 647,457 deaths per year
2. Cancer: 599,108 deaths per year
*Accidents (unintentional injuries): 169,936 deaths per year
3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 160,201 deaths per year
4. Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 146,383 deaths per year
5. Alzheimer’s disease: 121,404 deaths per year.
(as accident did not fall under disease)
1. Heart disease:
The body systems it affects- cardiovascular, respiratory, circulatory system.
Description of the disease - Heart disease describes a range of conditions that affect your heart and arteries or vein.
Organizations or initiatives - Million Hearts initiative 2022 to prevent heart strokes
2. Cancer:
The body systems it affects- complete body including skin and blood.
Description of the disease - Uncontrolled growth of the cell in any part of the body which causes malignancy and leads to fatality.
Organizations or initiatives - The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN)
3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases:
The body systems it affects- lungs and respiratory system
Description of the disease - encompasses includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis; as well as asthma, pulmonary hypertension, and occupational lung diseases.
Organizations or initiatives - Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
4. Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases):
The body systems it affects- brain and spinal cord (cerebellar system)
Description of the disease - stroke, carotid stenosis, vertebral stenosis, and intracranial stenosis, aneurysms, and vascular malformations.
Organizations or initiatives - Brain Attack Coalition – Acute Stroke Toolbox
5. Alzheimer’s disease:
The body systems it affects- brain cells and neurons. (cerebellar system)
Description of the disease - Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to die or degenerate and cause dementia.
Organizations or initiatives - Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, The Alzheimer's Foundation of America, and The Alzheimer's Association International Research Grant Program
