Post by hajrah on Mar 8, 2015 23:55:33 GMT 8
Causes of mortality in HK (2013)
1. Malignant neoplasms neoplasm, tumor, tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
2. Pneumonia an infection of the lung that can be caused by nearly any class of organism known to cause human infections
3. Diseases of heart
4. Cerebrovascular diseases Brain dysfunction caused by an abnormality of cerebral blood supply.
5. External causes of morbidity and mortality†
6. Chronic lower respiratory diseases A chronic lung disease, such as asthma or emphysema, in which breathing becomes slowed or forced.
7. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis__inflammation of the kidney,any kidney disease characterized by purely degenerative lesions of the renal tubules.8. Dementia
9. Septicaemia blood poisoning; systemic disease associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood.septice´mic
10. Diabetes mellitus a condition in which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin or cells stop responding to the insulin that is produced, so that glucose in the blood cannot be absorbed into the cells of the body.
Resources from:http://www.chp.gov.hk/en/data/4/10/27/117.html
Medical Dictionary:http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/
1. Malignant neoplasms neoplasm, tumor, tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
2. Pneumonia an infection of the lung that can be caused by nearly any class of organism known to cause human infections
3. Diseases of heart
4. Cerebrovascular diseases Brain dysfunction caused by an abnormality of cerebral blood supply.
5. External causes of morbidity and mortality†
6. Chronic lower respiratory diseases A chronic lung disease, such as asthma or emphysema, in which breathing becomes slowed or forced.
7. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis__inflammation of the kidney,any kidney disease characterized by purely degenerative lesions of the renal tubules.8. Dementia
9. Septicaemia blood poisoning; systemic disease associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood.septice´mic
10. Diabetes mellitus a condition in which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin or cells stop responding to the insulin that is produced, so that glucose in the blood cannot be absorbed into the cells of the body.
Resources from:http://www.chp.gov.hk/en/data/4/10/27/117.html
Medical Dictionary:http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/
