The World Health Organization says lifestyle factors are at the root of the non-communicable disease crisis, which is responsible for millions of premature deaths every year. WHO is calling for global action to combat this epidemic.
The World Health Organization breaks a common misperception. It says non-communicable diseases or NCDs do not mainly afflict affluent people. On the contrary, it says 80 percent of all NCDs occur in lowand middle-income countries.
WHO says non-communicable diseases are preventable. It reports up to 80 percent of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes and more than one-third of cancers could be prevented by eliminating the major risk factors. These include tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and the harmful use of alcohol.
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many as 10 million persons worldwide may have the virus(病毒)that causes AIDS.
Experts believe about 350 thousand persons have the disease. And one million
more may get it in the next five years. In the United States, about 50000
persons have died with AIDS. The country’s top medical official says more than
90 percent of all Americans who had the AIDS virus five years ago are
dead. There is no cure for AIDS and no vaccine (疫苗) medicine to prevent it. However, researchers know much more about AIDS than they did just a few years ago. We now know that AIDS is caused by a virus. The virus invades healthy cells including white blood cells that are part of our defense system against disease. It takes control of the healthy cell’s genetic(遗传的)material and forces the cell to make a copy of the virus. The A. An AIDS mother can pass on the virus to her unborn child. B. The AIDS virus can be passed on through infected blood. C. The AIDS virus can be passed on by shaking hands and sharing belongings. D. The AIDS virus is passed sexually. [填空题]
The World Health Organization says people need more
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W.H.O. now has guidelines to suggest ways for public health officials to develop
that information. The health agency is part of the United Nations.
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