Essay #5: Classification of Physiological Diseases
Essay #5: Classification of Physiological Diseases
Having a disease is one of the most normal things that can happen to a human being. There are others who ask why, when human diseases are said to signify that the person is having an abnormal state within the body. However, because of the so-called regularity of these disease in a person’s body system, others say that diseases are one of the most normal or customary things that can happen to human beings. That means that if a person does not have diseases, then he/she is abnormal, right? Whatever the reason is, it is only acceptable that people should know more about diseases because it is one of the most normal things that can take place. This means knowing more about the classification of diseases, specifically physiological diseases. Physiological diseases can be classified into three: (1) metabolic diseases; (2) respiratory diseases; and (3) chronic diseases. However which way physiological diseases can be classified, it is better for people to stay healthy and strong, since having physiological disease is one of the most problematical things that can take place.
First category: metabolic diseases
Physiological diseases may be a metabolic disease, or that which is caused by chemical processes taking place within the body. These disturbances happen whenever people eat too much food containing too much sugar and calories. It is not really true that people get to have diabetes if they eat too much candies or anything that is sweet; rather, people can have diabetes by eating too much of anything that contains sugar. Eating too much rice, for example, or too much bread can lead to diabetes, since this type of food also contains sugar. Even fruits contain sugar. Scientists say that obesity and having high calorie intake are enough to increase the risk of having diabetes (Basu, 2013, p.1). It does not have to be chocolates and candies but any food that contains sugar. A person with diabetes does not have not enough insulin within their body, and so there is nothing to control or balance their sugar level. Another example of metabolic diseases is gout, wherein there is a defect in the metabolic process of the uric acid, which causes arthritis in the smaller bones of the feet. With a very high uric acid, they form hard crystals within the joints, which is most typical to those who loved to eat meat and fish, and those who drink too much alcohol.
Second category: respiratory diseases
Physiological disease can also be classified into respiratory diseases, or those that “interfere with the intake and expulsion of air and the exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide in the lungs” (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2016). This may be very dangerous, as it may prevent the lungs from taking enough oxygen to the body, until there is too little oxygen intake the person may have difficulty breathing. This happens often to heavy smokers, for example, like those who take at least 10 sticks of cigarettes per day, or those who live in polluted environments and busy city streets. Areas heavy with black smoke usually have direct connection to people having this type of diseases, as the trachea within their lungs become persistently inflamed, all because of the harmful chemicals that the smoke contains. Thus, they tend to have either asthma or tuberculosis. In tuberculosis, the disorder takes place in the air sacs and not the tranchea or the bronchi, with strain in breathing. It becomes heavy with the bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and so the air passage within the lungs become clustered, and the person would find it difficult to breathe. This is much more dangerous than the metabolic diseases, as these people may just stop from breathing.
Third category: chronic diseases
Physiological disease can also be classified into chronic diseases or those that can last for 3 months or more (MedicineNet, 2016). These diseases are so typical even in the United States, wherein 88 percent of those who are above 65 years old suffer from at least one chronic health condition (MedicineNet, 2016). These chronic diseases are usually connected to the habits and behaviors of people, such as their eating habits, their physical activity, and whether or not they smoke or use tobacco. Chronic diseases are similar to the growing of white hair: as a person advances with age, the more white hair they appeared to have, so the more they advance with age, the more likely they are to have chronic diseases. Still, chronic diseases are not as simple as having white hair, wherein a person will just have to pluck the white hairs and off they go! With chronic diseases, they are more likely to stay within the body system for as long as it chooses to stay. This includes cardiovascular disease, which is America’s topmost cause of death (MedicineNet, 2016). Another example is cancer, which is “the second most common cause of death in the U.S.” (MedicineNet, 2016). There are still other samples of chronic diseases like arthritis and epilepsy, but most of them are caused by eating too much food and getting obese. That’s how important physical activity is.
Conclusion
Physiological diseases come up whenever there is something abnormal taking place within the body system of an individual, to the point that they develop a specific disorder. Grouping diseases the physiological way focuses on the “functional derangement produced by a specific disorder” (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2016). This pertains to the abnormality the disease brings to the person involved. However which way physiological diseases may be classified, it is evident how people should stay strong and healthy, and prevent having these diseases, since it is one of the most problematical things that can take place. It can prevent people from eating food that has too much sugar in it. It can prevent people from having enough oxygen within their body system. It can also be lifetime and would stay within the body system for as long as the person lives. It is better therefore, to stay strong and healthy by eating the right type and amount of food, and by constantly doing physical activities during the day. By this, people can be sure they will have a life that is far from diseases and illnesses. By that, they can live the way the superhero does, without bothering too much whether or not they have diseases. They stay strong, and the day comes with a sunshine!
References:
Basu, S. (2013, February). Quantity of sugar in food supply linked to diabetes rates, researcher says. Stanford Medicine News Center. Retrieved April 8, 2016 from https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2013/02/quantity-of-sugar-in-food-supply-linked-to-diabetes-rates-researcher-says.html.
Encyclopedia Britannica. (2016). Classification of diseases. Human disease. Retrieved April 5, 2016 from http://www.britannica.com/science/human-disease/Classifications-of-diseases.
MedicineNet. (2016). Definition of chronic disease. Retrieved April 5, 2016 from http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=33490.
