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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