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Section 37.3 Noninfectious Disorders (continued)
Genetic
Disorders,
Degenerative
Diseases,
Metabolic
Diseases, Cancer
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Classify each noninfectious disorder according to whether it is
caused strictly by a person’s genes, or by genes combined with
environmental factors.
- arteriosclerosis
- Down syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- hemophilia
- sickle cell anemia
- Type 1 diabetes
- leukemia
- albinism
Causes of Noninfectious Disorders
Genes Only Environmental FactorsGenes and
Evaluate ways that an individual can increase his or her chance of
surviving one of the noninfectious diseases that are partly caused
by environmental factors.
Identify the causes of noninfectious disorders.
Noninfectious
Disorders Causes
genetic disorders
degenerative diseases
metabolic diseases
cancer