sis: a genetic disease that affects the mucous and sweat glands. This is the most common genetic disease that affects the white American population in the United States. Tay_sachs: a genetic disease caused by the absence of a key enzyme needed to break down fats in the body.Down syndrome: is a genetic disease that is the result of an extra chromosome.Gathering Information about a familys history of diseaseTalk to your parents or other family members about information of diseases. The occurrence in one or more biological relatives of the following diseases,*Alcoholism, allergies, anemia, asthma, hay fever, blood disorders, cancer, diabetes, eating disorders, emphysema, epilepsy, hearing disorders, heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease, liver disease, lupus, mental illness, migraine headache, multiple sclerosis, obesity, osteoporosis, rheumatic fever, sickle-cell anemia, stroke, thyroid disease, ulcers, visual problems, inherited genetic disorders and other problems. Life Skill #8: I will choose behaviors to reduce my risk of cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular Disease: a group of diseases of the heart and blood vessels. It is the leading cause of death in the U.S. Coronary heart disease: the broad term used to describe damage or malfunction of the heart cause by blockage of the coronary arteries.Arteriosclerosis: several conditions that cause hardening and thickening of arteries. Atherosclerosis: a form of arteriosclerosis in which fatty substances are deposited on artery walls.Anginapectoris: chest pain that results from narrowed blood vessels in the heart. Myocardial Infarction: (heart attack) a condition that results in damage to the heart muscle because of interruption of blood flow. Arrhythmia: irregular heartbeat.Hypertension: high blood pressureStroke: a break or block in a blood vessel in the brain.Each year, 1.5 million Americans have a heart attack and about 500,000 of these heart attack victims die. Three in ...
