Question

High blood pressure is an infectious disease.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

1. High blood pressure (hypertension) is a common disorder that develops when flow of blood through arteries is higher than normal pressures.
2. It is determined by the amount of blood that heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in the arteries.
3. It is a non communicable and is not caused by pathogen, hence non-infectious.
4. The major causes of high blood pressure in normal and healthy people are acute stress and unfavourable environmental variables.
5. Inactive behaviours, excessive salt level in the diet from processed fatty meals, tobacco and alcohol usage are all responsible for the current condition's rising rate.

Final answer: The given statement is false.