Our every-other-year salary survey profiles over 250 large churches (with an average weekend worship attendance of at least 1,000 adults and children) on compensation issues. Includes: 1  Over 25 colorful graphics and tables. 2  Findings clustered by six sizes of churches, from 1,000 to 15,000 in attendance.
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, are not passed from person to person. They are of long duration and generally slow progression. The 4 main types of noncommunicable diseases are cardiovascular diseases (like heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
 The known prion diseases include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (in humans), scrapie (in sheep), and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease in cattle); all known prion diseases frequently result in brain tissue that is riddled with holes.nfectious Diseases  There's a distinct difference between infection and disease.  Infection, often the first step, occurs when pathogens enter the body and begin to multiply.  Disease occurs when the cells in the body are damaged â as a result of the infection â and signs and symptoms of an illness appear.