Most of the common diseases that affect us are potentially preventable, which is why one needs to know their enemy. Interestingly, the presence of some diseases increases the likelihood that another will occur. According to the Men’s Health Network, a lack of awareness, weak health education, and unhealthy work and personal lifestyles have caused a steady deterioration of the well-being of men. In this article, we look at 7 killer diseases, their symptoms, and why we need to prevent them.


According to the Centers for Disease Control, the following diseases have killed so many people, especially men.

Heart disease
Heart disease is a very serious killer disease. The heart is like any other muscle, requiring blood to supply oxygen and nutrients for it to function. The heart’s needs are provided by the coronary arteries, which begin at the base of the aorta and spread across the surface of the heart, branching out to all areas of the heart muscle.

Symptoms: Heart disease symptoms depend on what type of heart disease you have. If it is a heart disease in the blood vessels, the symptoms are shortness of breath, chest pain, pain in the neck, weakness or coldness in your legs or arms, and so on.


If it is heart disease caused by abnormal heartbeats, the symptoms are dizziness, fluttering in your chest, slow heartbeat, chest pain or discomfort, lightheadedness, and so on. Other symptoms could show depending on the cause of the heart disease.

Angina
Angina is another killer disease that has consumed lives. The coronary arteries are at risk for narrowing as cholesterol deposits, called plaques, build up inside the artery. If the arteries narrow enough, the blood supply to the heart muscle may be compromised (slowed down), and this slowing of blood flow to the heart causes pain or angina.

Symptoms: Chest pressure with radiation down the arm and to the jaw, Shortness of breath, sweating, indigestion, nausea, a decreased ability to do routine activities

Stroke (cerebrovascular accident, CVA)
A stroke (cerebrovascular accident [CVA]), occurs when blood supply to part of the brain is disrupted, causing brain cells to die. Blood flow can be compromised by a variety of mechanisms. This can occur because blood supply has been cut off (ischemia) or because there has been bleeding in the brain (hemorrhage). Ischemic strokes occur due to a variety of reasons including the gradual narrowing of a blood vessel in the brain, debris that can break off from the carotid artery in the neck, or from a blood clot that symbolizes (or travels) from the heart.


Symptoms: Sudden confusion, severe headache, numbness, trouble seeing, trouble walking.

Heart attack
A heart attack happens when something blocks the blood flow to your heart so it can’t get the oxygen it needs. The heart is an electrical pump composed of the heart muscle and cells that produce and conduct electrical signals. Heart muscle cells can become irritable because they have lost blood supply and may, in addition, cause electrical abnormalities or short circuits that prevent the heart muscle from pumping which can result in sudden cardiac death.

Symptoms: Severe weakness, fast or uneven heartbreak, indigestion, sweating, vomiting, dizziness, fatigue, anxiety, discomfort in the back, jaw, throat, or arm.

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