This document discusses common diseases of the circulatory system, including congenital heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, high blood pressure, leukemia, and anemia. Congenital heart disease is an inherited disorder causing abnormal blood flow. Its symptoms include rapid heartbeat, rapid breathing, and cyanosis. Rheumatic heart disease can result from rheumatic fever and causes chest pain and swelling. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, occurs when blood pressure in the arteries is too high, causing dizziness and headaches. Leukemia develops from excessive abnormal white blood cells and causes fatigue, bruising, and night sweats. Anemia is a decrease in red blood cells causing extreme fatigue, paleness, and

1. COMMON DISEASES OF THE
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
BY: JENIL URIANZA-MOISES

2. Our heart, blood and blood vessels
may suffer from cardiovascular
ailments.

3. CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
It is an inherited
disorder. It is a
malfunction of
the heart that
causes abnormal
flow of blood.

4. SYMPTOMS:
Excessive sweating
Extreme tiredness and fatigue
Poor feeding
Rapid heartbeat
Rapid breathing
Shortness of breath
Chest pain
A blue tinge to the skin (cyanosis)
Clubbed fingernails

5. RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
It is a possible
consequence of
rheumatic fever.

6. SYMPTOMS:
Chest pain or
swelling
Joint pain
inflammation

7. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
It is sometimes called
hypertension, happens
when the force pushing
against the walls of the
arteries as the heart
pumps blood is too
high.

8. SYMPTOMS:
Dizziness
Frequent headache
Ringing in the ears
palpitation

9. LEUKEMIA
It is developed
when there is an
excessive
production of
abnormal white
blood cells.

10. SYMPTOMS:
Fatigue
Easy bruising
Bleeding gums
Paleness
Headache
Night sweats
Vomiting

11. ANEMIA
It is characterized
by a decrease in
the number of red
blood cells as a
result of a severe
haemorrhage

12. SYMPTOMS:
extreme fatigue
Pale skin
Weakness
Shortness of breath
Chest pain
Frequent infections
Headache
dizziness

13. ACTIVITY
Describe a person suffering from the
following circulatory diseases.
a.Anemia
b.Leukemia
c.Stroke
d.Hypertension
e.Rheumatic heart disease

14. EVALUATION
1.How does a person look like if he or
she is anemic?
2.A person is a bleeder, what disease
is he/she suffering from?
3.What are the symptoms a baby has
if he/she has congenital heart
disease?

15. ASSIGNMENT
Relate to your parents/siblings and
neighbors about the ailments of the
circulatory system and their
symptoms. Share feedback to class
tomorrow.
References: RBEC-PELC Grade VI, Unit I, p.3
Science for Better Health and Environment 6, 9-10 by Efrain E. Abracia
21st Century science and health 6, pp. 9-10 by Gloria Salandanan