4 Diseases Classified as Silent Killers
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7 December 2022 10:20 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Certain diseases can be categorized as silent killers where there are no symptoms at first but they can be deadly. Not rarely do patients already experience complications when brought to the hospital.
Here are the diseases classified as the silent killer:
1. Heart disease
Referring to the American Hearts Association, heart disease is classified as the main silent killer. This disease is the leading cause of death among men in the United States with one in four men dying from heart disease each year.
Heart disease is deadly due in the early stages may experience few or even no symptoms at all. The condition can be heart failure, angina, coronary arteries, and arrhythmias.
"Some of the most common risk factors for heart disease include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and family history," said Jyoti Sharma, a cardiologist at the Piedmont Heart Institute.
2. Hypertension
Another disease that is categorized as a silent killer is Hypertension as it often causes no symptoms. If left unchecked, hypertension or high blood pressure is prone to causing various life-threatening health problems. That includes heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney damage and dementia.
3. Diabetes
Diabetes can be deadly as the symptoms can be barely noticed. If not treated immediately, diabetes could lead to various deadly complications. These include heart disease, eye, skin, and nervous system problems.
The American Diabetes Association mention the disease as the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Diabetes affects nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States.
4. Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer also creates no symptoms until it spread to various parts of the body. If it already spread, this cancer will be difficult to be cured and only the condition can be managed. Referring to the Piedmont Heart Institute, more than 270,000 cases of prostate cancer are found in the United States with mortality reaching more than 30,000, mostly among men every year.
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