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.
Classifying Infectious Diseases. A patient may exhibit symptoms (subjective changes in body functions) and signs (measurable changes), which a physician uses to make a diagnosis. A specific group of symptoms or signs that always accompanies a specific disease is called a syndrome.he Severity or Duration of a Disease. The scope of a disease can be defined as: 1  Acute â develops rapidly but lasts a short time (influenza). 2  Chronic â develops more slowly, reactions to the disease are less severe, likely to be continual or recurrent for long periods (infectious mononucleosis, TB, hepatitis B).