All age groups and all regions are affected by NCDs. NCDs are often associated with older age groups, but evidence shows that 16 million of all deaths attributed to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) occur before the age of 70. Of these premature deaths, 82% occurred in low-and middle-income countries.
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I. A communication disorder is an impairment in the ability to receive, send, process, and comprehend concepts or verbal, nonverbal and graphic symbol systems. A communication disorder may be evident in the processes of hearing, language, and/or speech. A communication disorder may range in severity from mild to profound. It may be developmental or acquired. Individuals may demonstrate one or any combination of communication disorders. A communication disorder may result in a primary disability or it may be secondary to other disabilities. A speech disorder is an impairment of the articulation of speech sounds, fluency and/or voice.
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Overview. Disorders impairing a patient’s communication abilities may involve voice, speech, language, hearing, and/or cognition. Recognizing and addressing communication disorders is important; failure to do so may result in isolation, depression, and loss of independence. A voice disorder exists when the voice’s quality, pitch, or volume differs from that of other persons of similar age, culture, and geographic location.
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Reference this material as: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (1993). Definitions of communication disorders and variations [Relevant Paper]. Available from www.asha.org/policy. © Copyright 1993 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. All rights reserved.
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Disease Topics Related To Communication disorders. Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Communication disorders: 1  Dyspraxia. 2  Auditory processing disorder. 3  Nonverbal learning disbility. 4  Writing disability. 5  Dyslexia. 6  Dyscalculia. 7  more related diseases...».
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The term dysarthria encompasses a group of motor speech disorders caused by a disturbance in the neuromuscular control of speech. These disorders result from central or peripheral nervous system damage and are manifested as weakness, slowness, or incoordination of speech.
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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, are not passed from person to person.
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These guidelines are an official statement of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). They provide guidance on definitions of communication disorders and variations, but are not official standards of the Association.
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Noun. 1. communicable disease-a disease that can be communicated from one person to another. disease-an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning. contagion, contagious disease-any disease easily transmitted by contact. infectious disease-a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact.
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Dysphonia is classified as either an organic or a functional disorder of the larynx. Another type of communication problem, dysarthria, encompasses a group of motor speech disorders caused by a disturbance in the neuromuscular control of speech.
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communication disease definition
Communication disease is a disease that can be communicated from one person to another. A communicable disease is a disease that can be communicated from one person to another.